Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 96

Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning

Devanagari script

समेति गम्याद्वाहुदज्या कोटिज्यानुगता भवेत् । लिप्तास्तत्त्वयमैर्भक्ता लब्धज्यापिंडकं गतम् ॥ ९६ ॥

Transliteration

sameti gamyādvāhudajyā koṭijyānugatā bhavet | liptāstattvayamairbhaktā labdhajyāpiṃḍakaṃ gatam || 96 ||

Translation

Wenn die «gamyā» gewonnen ist, wird die armartige «bhujajyā» mit der «koṭijyā» (Kosinus) stimmig. Teilt man nach den vorgeschriebenen wahren Maßen und drückt es in Minuten (liptāḥ) aus, so erhält man den «jyā-piṇḍa», das Ergebnis‑Aggregat der gewonnenen jyā.

Word by Word

• समे: in the equal case
• समे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative ‘in the equal case’

• इति: thus
• इति: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; quotation/marker particle

• गम्यात्: from the to-be-found (gamyā)
• गम्यात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गम्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; गम् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; ‘from the to-be-found (value)’

• वाहुदज्या: vāhuda-sine (a specific sine)
• वाहुदज्या: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाहुद + ज्या (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वाहुदस्य ज्या)

• कोटिज्या: with the cosine (koṭi-jyā)
• कोटिज्या: सह (Saha/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि + ज्या (प्रातिपदिक; components)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन (understood with अनुगता); ‘with the koṭi-sine’

• अनुगता: accompanied/following
• अनुगता: विधेय (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + गम् (धातु) → अनुगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; agreeing with ‘वाहुदज्या’

• भवेत्: should be
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• लिप्ताः: (being) liptas/marked parts
• लिप्ताः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लिप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; लिप् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; past participle used adjectivally ‘smeared/marked’ (technical: minutes/parts treated)

• तत्त्वयमैः: by the tattva-yamas
• तत्त्वयमैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्वयम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; instrumental ‘by the tattva-yamas’ (technical divisors)

• भक्ताः: divided
• भक्ताः: विधेय (Predicate participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भज् (धातु) → भक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘divided’

• लब्ध: obtained
• लब्ध: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लभ् (धातु) → लब्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; used in compound sense with ‘ज्या’

• ज्या: of the sine
• ज्या: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन (compound relation)

• पिण्डकम्: aggregate (piṇḍaka)
• पिण्डकम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्डक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘aggregate/lump’

• गतम्: resulting/obtained
• गतम्: विधेय/विशेषण (Predicate/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; गम् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; past participle ‘gone/obtained’ qualifying ‘पिण्डकम्’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/śāstra mode)

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 śāstric exactness—using true measures and careful computation—showing that disciplined knowledge (vidyā) supports dharma and steadiness of mind, which are foundational to Mokṣa-oriented living.

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

Indirectly: by stressing correct measures and verified results, it mirrors bhakti’s insistence on steadiness and fidelity—devotion becomes effective when aligned with śāstra, just as jyā aligns with koṭijyā through proper method.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astronomy/astrology) and gaṇita: the use of jyā (sine), koṭijyā (cosine), and conversion into liptā (minutes) via standard divisors to obtain a final computed value.