Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74

Nirukta, Phonetic Variants, and Vedic Dhātu–Svara Taxonomy

Devanagari script

अष्ट संग्राम आख्यातोऽनुदात्तेच्छब्दिकैर्बुधैः । स्तोमाद्याः षोडश तथा अंदतस्यं निदर्शनम् ॥ ७४ ॥

Transliteration

aṣṭa saṃgrāma ākhyāto'nudāttecchabdikairbudhaiḥ | stomādyāḥ ṣoḍaśa tathā aṃdatasyaṃ nidarśanam || 74 ||

Translation

Die Weisen, kundig in vedischer Phonetik und Terminologie, beschreiben auch die acht Arten von saṃgrāma. Ebenso legen sie die sechzehn Einteilungen dar, beginnend mit stoma—dies wird als Veranschaulichung jener technischen Lehre angeführt.

Word by Word

• अष्ट: eight
• अष्ट: Visheshana (विशेषण/Quantifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (संख्यावाचक), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• संग्रामः: (the group/category) ‘saṃgrāma’
• संग्रामः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आख्यातः: is declared
• आख्यातः: Karma (कर्म/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + ख्या (धातु) → आख्यात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय

• अनुदात्ते: in (the context of) anudātta accent
• अनुदात्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुदात्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; स्वर-विशेष (in anudātta)

• इच्छब्दिकैः: by the scholars of the ‘icchabdikā’ (school/term)
• इच्छब्दिकैः: Karana (करण/Instrument; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इच्छब्दिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; शास्त्रज्ञ-समूहवाचक

• बुधैः: by the wise
• बुधैः: Karana (करण/Instrument; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• स्तोमाद्याः: (those) beginning with ‘stoma’
• स्तोमाद्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोम + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (beginning with ‘stoma’)

• षोडश: sixteen
• षोडश: Visheshana (विशेषण/Quantifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षोडशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (संख्यावाचक), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/likewise’)

• अंदतस्यम्: ‘aṃdatasya’ (term; uncertain)
• अंदतस्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Predicative or object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंदतस्य (प्रातिपदिक; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-शब्द)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; दुर्बोध-पाठ (uncertain reading)

• निदर्शनम्: an example/illustration
• निदर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म/Predicative complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical, enumerative style within Moksha-dharma instruction)

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 shows that Moksha-dharma is supported by disciplined Vedic learning: correct sound, classification, and method (śabda-śāstra and śikṣā) are treated as aids to clarity and right understanding.

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes precision in sacred recitation and doctrine. In the Purāṇic framework, such disciplined recitation and study can become a supportive limb to bhakti when directed toward Viṣṇu-centered worship and remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga-Śikṣā/phonetics and technical Vedic chant classifications—terms like anudātta (accent) and stoma (recitation/chant grouping), presented through enumerated lists (eight and sixteen).