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Varaha Purana 112.4: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 4

Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot

Hema-kumbha

प्रसूयमाना दानेन किं पुण्यं स्याच्च माधव ॥ एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विस्तरेण जगद्गुरो

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 112.4

prasūyamānā dānena kiṃ puṇyaṃ syāc ca mādhava || etad icchāmy ahaṃ śrotuṃ vistareṇa jagadguro

عندما تُمنَح صدقةً (دانا)، أيُّ ثوابٍ ينشأ من ذلك، يا ماذافا؟ هذا ما أودّ سماعه بالتفصيل، يا معلّم العالم.

प्रसूयमानाbeing brought forth / giving birth
प्रसूयमाना:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र+सू (धातु)
Formकृदन्त: शानच् (वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि/आत्मनेपदी वर्तमान कृदन्त; present participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन
दानेनby (the act of) giving/donation
दानेन:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootदान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन
किम्what
किम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक
पुण्यम्merit
पुण्यम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन
स्यात्would be / may be
स्यात्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
and
:
Nipata (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)
माधवO Mādhava
माधव:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootमाधव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन
एतत्this
एतत्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
इच्छामिI wish/desire
इच्छामि:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन
श्रोतुम्to hear
श्रोतुम्:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Infinitive complement)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formकृदन्त: तुमुन्-प्रत्यय (infinitive), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable infinitive)
विस्तरेणin detail
विस्तरेण:
Prakaraṇa (प्रकरण/Adverbial manner)
TypeNoun
Rootविस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (instrumental of manner)
जगद्गुरोO teacher of the world
जगद्गुरो:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootजगत्-गुरु (प्रातिपदिक; components: जगत् + गुरु)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जगतः गुरुः)

Pṛthivī (Dharaṇī)

C
Classical Literature
V
Vaiṣṇavism
D
Dāna Traditions
P
Purāṇic Pedagogy

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It exemplifies the Purāṇic method of ethical instruction through inquiry, treating dāna (gift-giving) as a topic requiring precise explanation and contextual nuance.

No geographic location is specified in this verse.

The verse foregrounds responsible learning: ethical acts like dāna should be understood with clarity about their intent and consequences.

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