Shloka 4

Chandas-Nirṇaya: Āpīḍa to Gāthā—Pāda, Gaṇa, and Special Substitutions

Devanagari script

(इति पदचतुरूर्ध्वप्रकरणम्) / सजौ सलौ च प्रथमे नसजा गो द्वितीयके / तृतीये भनभा गश्च चतुर्थे सजसा जगौ

Transliteration

(iti padacaturūrdhvaprakaraṇam) / sajau salau ca prathame nasajā go dvitīyake / tṛtīye bhanabhā gaśca caturthe sajasā jagau

Translation

（هكذا تنتهي فقرةُ «الأقدام الأربعة» وترتيبِها الصاعد.) في الأول «sajau» و«salau»؛ وفي الثاني «nasajā» و«go»؛ وفي الثالث «bhanabhā» و«ga»؛ وفي الرابع «sajasā» و«jagau».

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Discourse marker (समाप्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक निपात

• पदचतुरूर्ध्वप्रकरणम्: the section on padacaturūrdhva
• पदचतुरूर्ध्वप्रकरणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद-चतुरूर्ध्व-प्रकरण (प्रातिपदिक; पद + चतुरूर्ध्व + प्रकरण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (पदचतुरूर्ध्वस्य प्रकरणम्)

• सजौ: the gaṇas ‘sa’ and ‘jau’ (as a pair)
• सजौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सजौ (प्रातिपदिक/छन्दोगणनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन (गणद्वयवाचक); छन्दोगण-नाम (technical)

• सलौ: the gaṇas ‘sa’ and ‘lau’ (as a pair)
• सलौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सलौ (प्रातिपदिक/छन्दोगणनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; छन्दोगण-नाम (technical)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रथमे: in the first (pāda)
• प्रथमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• नसजा: the gaṇa ‘nasajā’
• नसजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नसजा (प्रातिपदिक/छन्दोगणनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; छन्दोगण-नाम (technical)

• गः: the gaṇa ‘ga’
• गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग (प्रातिपदिक/छन्दोगणनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; छन्दोगण-नाम (technical)

• द्वितीयके: in the second
• द्वितीयके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीयक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘in the second (pāda)’

• तृतीये: in the third
• तृतीये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• भनभाः: the gaṇa ‘bhanabhā’
• भनभाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भनभा (प्रातिपदिक/छन्दोगणनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; छन्दोगण-नाम (technical)

• गः: the gaṇa ‘ga’
• गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग (प्रातिपदिक/छन्दोगणनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; छन्दोगण-नाम (technical)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• चतुर्थे: in the fourth
• चतुर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सजसा: the gaṇa ‘sajasā’
• सजसा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सजसा (प्रातिपदिक/छन्दोगणनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; छन्दोगण-नाम (technical)

• जगौ: the gaṇa ‘jagau’
• जगौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगौ (प्रातिपदिक/छन्दोगणनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; छन्दोगण-नाम (technical)

Speaker

Suta (narrator) / Purana compiler voice (instructional metrical note)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mnemonic enumeration of gaṇa patterns across four arrangements; knowledge preserved through compact formulae.

Vedantic Theme: Śabda as carrier of knowledge; compression (saṅkṣepa) enabling faithful transmission.

Application: Use the listed gaṇa pairs per case as a mnemonic key when scanning or teaching the ‘pada-caturūrdhva’ arrangements.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.211.1-3 (definitions leading to this summary); Garuda Purana 1.211.5 (additional patterns ‘Saurabhaka’, ‘Lalita’)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of ‘padacaturūrdhva-prakaraṇa’ in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a technical summary (colophon-style) listing mnemonic pattern-names used to classify verse-structure; it helps preserve correct recitation and textual transmission.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul in the Garuda Purana?

It does not describe afterlife doctrine directly; it is a prosodic/structural note about how the text’s verses are organized or recited.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it as a guide for accurate chanting and study—maintaining correct meter and pronunciation supports faithful learning, recitation, and archiving of Garuda Purana passages.