Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30

Nirukta, Phonetic Variants, and Vedic Dhātu–Svara Taxonomy

Devanagari script

स्वरितेतः पञ्चत्रिंशद्धिक्काद्याश्च ततः परम् । स्वरितेच्छिञ्भृञाद्याश्चत्वार स्वरितेत्ततः ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

svaritetaḥ pañcatriṃśaddhikkādyāśca tataḥ param | svaritecchiñbhṛñādyāścatvāra svaritettataḥ || 30 ||

Translation

From the set marked with the svarita accent, there are thirty-five items beginning with “dhik…”. After them, again under svarita, there are four beginning with “cchiñ, bhṛñ…”, and these too are to be recited with the svarita accent.

Word by Word

• स्वरित-इत्: from the svarita it-marker
• स्वरित-इत्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वरित (प्रातिपदिक) + इत् (प्रातिपदिक/संज्ञा)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; ‘स्वरित-इत्’ इत्यस्मात् (from the svarita it-marker)

• पञ्च-त्रिंशत्: thirty-five
• पञ्च-त्रिंशत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रिंशत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (गणना-परिमाणे); संख्या (thirty-five)

• हिक्का-आद्याः: those beginning with ‘hikkā’
• हिक्का-आद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिक्का (प्रातिपदिक/गण-नाम) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘हिक्कादि’ (beginning with hikkā)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (thereafter)

• परम्: further/next
• परम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोगः (accusative used adverbially), ‘further/next’ अर्थे

• स्वरिते: in/with svarita
• स्वरिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• च्छिञ्-भृञ्-आद्याः: those beginning with (the roots) chhiñ and bhṛñ
• च्छिञ्-भृञ्-आद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्छिञ् (धातु-नाम) + भृञ् (धातु-नाम) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व (two roots) + ‘आद्य’ (beginning with)

• चत्वारः: four
• चत्वारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; संख्या (four)

• स्वरित-इत्: from the svarita it-marker
• स्वरित-इत्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वरित (प्रातिपदिक) + इत् (प्रातिपदिक/संज्ञा)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (thereafter)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on technical Vedic recitation)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It emphasizes precision in Vedic sound (śabda) through correct accent (svara), treating disciplined recitation as a support for inner purity and steadiness conducive to mokṣa-oriented practice.

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

While not directly a bhakti verse, it supports devotional discipline by insisting that sacred utterance be performed correctly—protecting mantra integrity, which traditionally strengthens faith and focused worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā/Vedāṅga phonetics: it classifies specific verbal items as to be pronounced with the svarita accent, functioning as a technical rule for chanting/recitation.