Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

The Exposition of Spiritual Knowledge

Jñāna-pradarśanam

Devanagari script

तदैव तद्धनं सर्वं चतुर्द्धा व्यभजत्तथा । स्वयं तु भागद्वितयं स्वार्जितार्थादपाहरत् ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

tadaiva taddhanaṃ sarvaṃ caturddhā vyabhajattathā | svayaṃ tu bhāgadvitayaṃ svārjitārthādapāharat || 30 ||

Translation

Sogleich teilte er den gesamten Reichtum in vier Teile; doch für sich selbst nahm er zwei Anteile aus dem, was er durch eigene Mühe erworben hatte.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: काल (Kāla/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: विशेषण (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; धनस्य विशेषणम्

• चतुर्धा: into four parts
• चतुर्धा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चतुर्धा (अव्यय)
• Form: संख्यावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in four parts)

• व्यभजत्: divided
• व्यभजत्: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-भज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (so/likewise)

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: कर्ता-विशेषण (Agentive adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, आत्मनः कर्तृत्वबोधक (oneself)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• भाग-द्वितयम्: two portions
• भाग-द्वितयम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाग (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वितय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (two shares/ a pair of portions)

• स्व-अर्जित-अर्थात्: from his self-earned wealth
• स्व-अर्जित-अर्थात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्जित (कृदन्त, उप-आर्ज् धातु) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (from the wealth/means earned by himself)

• अपाहरत्: set aside/took away
• अपाहरत्: कर्ता (Karta)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप-हृ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada (narrative voice within the dialogue to the Sanatkumara tradition)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It highlights dharmic restraint with wealth: even when dividing resources, one must remain mindful of fairness, self-control, and the moral consequences of appropriating more than one’s due.

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

Though not explicitly about bhakti, it supports bhakti-based living by insisting that one’s material conduct (artha and distribution) be purified; devotion to Vishnu is traditionally paired with honest livelihood and non-greed.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical application of dharma in household economics—how one handles self-earned wealth and division of shares.