Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78
Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa
अतनीञ्चातानीदतनिष्यत्क्रीणाति चिक्राय क्रेता क्रेष्यति क्रीणात्विति च । अक्रीणात्क्रीणात्क्रीणीयात्क्रीयादक्रैषीदक्रेष्यञ्चोरयति चोरयामास चोरयिता चोरयिष्यति चोरयतु ॥ ७८ ॥
atanīñcātānīdataniṣyatkrīṇāti cikrāya kretā kreṣyati krīṇātviti ca | akrīṇātkrīṇātkrīṇīyātkrīyādakraiṣīdakreṣyañcorayati corayāmāsa corayitā corayiṣyati corayatu || 78 ||
(ধাতুৰূপৰ উদাহৰণ:) ‘সিয়ে প্ৰসাৰিত কৰিলে’, ‘প্ৰসাৰিত কৰি থ’লে’, ‘প্ৰসাৰিত কৰিব’; তেনেদৰে ‘সিয়ে কিনে’, ‘সিয়ে কিনিলে’, ‘ক্ৰেতা’, ‘সিয়ে কিনিব’, ‘সিয়ে কিনক’। পুনৰ: ‘সিয়ে কিনা নাছিল’, ‘সিয়ে কিনিলে’, ‘সিয়ে কিনা উচিত’, ‘কিনা যাব পাৰে’, ‘সিয়ে কিনোৱালে’, ‘কিনিবলগীয়া’। তেনেদৰে: ‘সিয়ে চুৰি কৰে’, ‘সিয়ে চুৰি কৰিলে’, ‘চোৰ’, ‘সিয়ে চুৰি কৰিব’, ‘সিয়ে চুৰি কৰক’।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/Vyakarana context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It highlights that Vedanga knowledge—especially Vyakarana (grammar)—supports Dharma and Moksha by preserving the precise form and meaning of sacred speech used in study, mantra, and teaching.
Indirectly: by stressing correct language-forms, it safeguards accurate recitation and transmission of Vishnu-related teachings and hymns, which strengthens disciplined bhakti practice.
Vyakarana: the verse lists sample verb-forms (present, past, future, imperative, optative, passive/gerundive, causative, and agent nouns) to demonstrate grammatical derivations used in Sanskrit learning.