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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6

Bhāgīratha’s Bringing of the Gaṅgā

Devanagari script

शालतालतमालाढ्यं नूनहिन्तालमण्डितम् । मालतीयूथिकाकुन्दचम्पकाश्वत्थभूषितम् ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

śālatālatamālāḍhyaṃ nūnahintālamaṇḍitam | mālatīyūthikākundacampakāśvatthabhūṣitam || 6 ||

Translation

It was rich with śāla, tāla, and tamāla trees, adorned with tall hintāla palms; beautified by mālatī and yūthikā creepers, by kunda and campaka blossoms, and by sacred aśvattha trees.

Word by Word
शालśāla trees
शाल:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootशाल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (as stem in compound); ‘śāla tree’
तालpalm trees
ताल:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootताल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (as stem in compound); ‘palm trees’
तमालtamāla trees
तमाल:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतमाल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (as stem in compound); ‘tamāla trees’
आढ्यम्abundant
आढ्यम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootआढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; ‘rich/abundant’
शाल-ताल-तमाल-आढ्यम्abundant with śāla, palm, and tamāla trees
शाल-ताल-तमाल-आढ्यम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootशाल (प्रातिपदिक) + ताल (प्रातिपदिक) + तमाल (प्रातिपदिक) + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्वन्द्वपूर्वपदसमाहार + विशेषण (समासार्थः: ‘शालैः तालैः तमालैश्च आढ्यम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचनम्
नूनindeed
नून:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनून (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; ‘surely/indeed’ (निश्चयार्थक)
अहिन्snakes
अहिन्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (as stem in compound); ‘snakes’
तालpalm trees
ताल:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootताल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (as stem in compound)
मण्डितम्adorned
मण्डितम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमण्ड् (धातु) → मण्डित (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; ‘adorned’
नून-अहिन्-ताल-मण्डितम्adorned with (so-called) ahintāla palms indeed
नून-अहिन्-ताल-मण्डितम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनून (अव्यय) + अहिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + ताल (प्रातिपदिक) + मण्डित (कृदन्त)
Formतत्पुरुषसमासः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुषभावः: ‘अहिन्तालैः मण्डितम्’; नून इति अव्ययेन निश्चयः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचनम्
मालतीmālatī jasmine
मालती:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootमालती (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (as stem in compound); ‘jasmine (mālatī)’
यूथिकाyūthikā jasmine
यूथिका:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootयूथिका (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (as stem in compound); ‘yūthikā jasmine’
कुन्दkunda blossoms
कुन्द:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootकुन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे), प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (as stem in compound); ‘kunda flower’
चम्पकchampaka flowers/trees
चम्पक:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootचम्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (as stem in compound); ‘champaka’
अश्वत्थaśvattha trees
अश्वत्थ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअश्वत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचनम् (as stem in compound); ‘aśvattha (fig)’
भूषितम्adorned
भूषितम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootभूष् (धातु) → भूषित (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचनम्; ‘adorned’
मालती-यूथिका-कुन्द-चम्पक-अश्वत्थ-भूषितम्adorned with mālatī, yūthikā, kunda, champaka, and aśvattha
मालती-यूथिका-कुन्द-चम्पक-अश्वत्थ-भूषितम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमालती (प्रातिपदिक) + यूथिका (प्रातिपदिक) + कुन्द (प्रातिपदिक) + चम्पक (प्रातिपदिक) + अश्वत्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + भूषित (कृदन्त)
Formद्वन्द्वसमासपूर्वपदसमाहार + क्तान्तविशेषण (समासार्थः: ‘मालत्यादिभिः ... भूषितम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचनम्
Speaker

Suta (narrator)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities
A
Ashvattha

FAQs

The verse sanctifies the setting by portraying a pure, auspicious grove filled with revered trees and fragrant flowers—an external sign of a dhārmic, sattvic space suitable for tapas, teaching, and sacred narration.

Though not prescribing a bhakti practice directly, it frames devotion through sacred ambience: such tīrtha-like landscapes support śravaṇa (hearing) and smaraṇa (remembrance) of the divine, which are core bhakti disciplines in Purāṇic tradition.

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this line; it functions as a descriptive nidarśana (scene-setting) commonly used before instruction, ritual detail, or dharma exposition.

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