Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76
Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa
तुतोद तोत्ता तोत्स्यति तुदत्वतुदत्तुदेत्तुद्याद्धि । अतौत्सीदतोत्स्यदिति च रुणद्धि रूरोध रोद्धा रोत्स्यति वै ॥ ७६ ॥
tutoda tottā totsyati tudatvatudattudettudyāddhi | atautsīdatotsyaditi ca ruṇaddhi rūrodha roddhā rotsyati vai || 76 ||
“من الجذر tud («يضرب»): يقال tutoda (ضرب)، وtottā (الضارب)، وtotsyati (سيضرب)؛ وكذلك tudat (ضارب/يَضرِب)، وtudatva (حال/فعل الضرب)، وtudetta (ليضرب)، وtudyāt (ينبغي أن يضرب)، حقًّا. ومن الجذر rudh («يَحُول/يَسُدّ»): atautsīt (ضرب—صيغة أوريست تمثيلية)، وatotsyat (سيضرب—صيغة مستقبل تمثيلية)؛ وأيضًا ruṇaddhi (يَحُول)، rūrodha (حالَ/سدّ)، roddhā (الحائل)، وrotsyati (سيحول)، حقًّا.”
Sage Narada (teaching in a technical/illustrative Vyakarana context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It highlights Vyākaraṇa (grammar) as a Vedāṅga: mastery of correct word-forms supports accurate mantra/scripture transmission, which in turn safeguards dharma and aids the seeker’s clarity on the path of mokṣa.
Indirectly: bhakti in Purāṇic practice relies on correct nāma, stotra, and mantra usage; this verse underlines the discipline of precise language as a supporting limb for devotional recitation and scriptural understanding.
Vyākaraṇa (Sanskrit grammar), specifically dhātu-based verb derivations and conjugational exemplars (agent nouns, participles, optative/benedictive-type forms, and future forms) using roots like tud and rudh.