Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8

Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā

Devanagari script

अजोक्षेणांगनाकीटझषजूका इनादितः । उच्चानि द्वित्रिमनुयुक्तिथीषुभनखांशकैः ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

ajokṣeṇāṃganākīṭajhaṣajūkā ināditaḥ | uccāni dvitrimanuyuktithīṣubhanakhāṃśakaiḥ || 8 ||

Translation

ويُذكر هنا الماعزُ والثيرانُ والنساءُ والحشراتُ والأسماكُ والقملُ وما شابه ذلك؛ كما تُساق أسماؤها في مجموعاتٍ أرفع، مرتَّبةً بتقسيماتٍ ثنائيةٍ وثلاثية، مع تفريعاتٍ تمتدّ إلى أدقّ الأجزاء والكسور.

Word by Word

• aja-ukṣeṇa: by/with (the pair) goat and bull
• aja-ukṣeṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aja (प्रातिपदिक) + ukṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास; तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन (instrumental singular as a compound unit); ‘अज’ (goat) + ‘उक्ष’ (bull)

• aṅganā-kīṭa-jhaṣa-jūkāḥ: (the set:) woman, insect, fish, louse
• aṅganā-kīṭa-jhaṣa-jūkāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅganā (प्रातिपदिक) + kīṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + jhaṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + jūkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास; प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; items listed: woman/maiden, insect, fish, louse

• ina-āditaḥ: beginning from Ina (etc.)
• ina-āditaḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ina (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: ‘-āditaḥ’ = ablatival adverbial formation (from/beginning with); ‘ina’ here as a name/term; whole used adverbially

• uccāni: high (positions)
• uccāni: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ucca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन; ‘high/exalted’

• dvi-tri-manuyukti-thīṣu-bha-nakha-aṃśakaiḥ: by (divisions/parts) of two, three, etc. (technical measures)
• dvi-tri-manuyukti-thīṣu-bha-nakha-aṃśakaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvi (प्रातिपदिक) + tri (प्रातिपदिक) + manuyukti (प्रातिपदिक) + thīṣu (प्रातिपदिक/technical) + bha (प्रातिपदिक/technical) + nakha (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास (technical astrological/arithmetical terms); तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; ‘aṃśaka’ = parts/divisions; governed by instrumental plural -aiḥ

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; exact speaker not explicit in the provided single verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It highlights the Purana’s method of ordering worldly categories—showing that even mundane life-forms are to be understood through disciplined analysis, supporting discernment (viveka) that aids Moksha-Dharma.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Indirectly: by classifying the world into knowable categories, the text supports clarity and detachment, which traditionally steadies the mind for single-pointed devotion to the Supreme.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects a technical, enumerative approach akin to Vyakarana/Nirukta-style organization—grouping terms by structured twofold/threefold divisions and finer sub-divisions.