Shloka 7

Devanagari script

मुद्गपर्णो क्षुद्रसहा माषपर्णो महासहा / त्यजा परा च महा ज्ञेया दण्डयोन्यङ्कसंज्ञया / न्यग्रोधस्तु वटो ज्ञेयः अश्वत्थः कपिलो मतः

Transliteration

mudgaparṇo kṣudrasahā māṣaparṇo mahāsahā / tyajā parā ca mahā jñeyā daṇḍayonyaṅkasaṃjñayā / nyagrodhastu vaṭo jñeyaḥ aśvatthaḥ kapilo mataḥ

Translation

Mudgaparṇa est connu sous le nom de Kṣudrasahā ; Māṣaparṇa est connu sous le nom de Mahāsahā. Tyajā doit être compris comme Parā, et Mahā comme celui qu’on appelle Daṇḍayonyaṅka. Nyagrodha doit être reconnu comme Vaṭa, et Aśvattha est tenu pour Kapila.

Word by Word

• मुद्गपर्णः: Mudga-leaved plant (a plant name)
• मुद्गपर्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्ग + पर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुद्गस्य पर्णम्)

• क्षुद्रसहा: Kṣudrasahā (a plant name)
• क्षुद्रसहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुद्र + सहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (क्षुद्रा सहा)

• माषपर्णः: Māṣa-leaved plant (a plant name)
• माषपर्णः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माष + पर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (माषस्य पर्णम्)

• महासहा: Mahāsahā (a plant name)
• महासहा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + सहा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महती सहा)

• त्यजा: leave/abandon
• त्यजा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• परा: Parā (a plant name)
• परा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• महा: Mahā (a plant name)
• महा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ज्ञेया: is to be known/called
• ज्ञेया: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + य (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (भाव्य/विधेय) ‘ज्ञेय’ (to be known), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणरूपेण

• दण्डयोनि-अङ्क-संज्ञया: by the name ‘Daṇḍayoni-aṅka’
• दण्डयोनि-अङ्क-संज्ञया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्डयोनि + अङ्क + संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः (बहु-तत्पुरुष-समाहारः)

• न्यग्रोधः: Nyagrodha (banyan)
• न्यग्रोधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्यग्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• वटः: Vaṭa (banyan)
• वटः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ज्ञेयः: is to be known (as)
• ज्ञेयः: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + य (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (भाव्य) ‘ज्ञेय’, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणरूपेण

• अश्वत्थः: Aśvattha (peepal)
• अश्वत्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कपिलः: Kapila (a name/variety)
• कपिलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मतः: is considered/called
• मतः: Kriya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु) + त (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकृदन्त/क्त) ‘मत’ (considered), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेयभावे

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Right naming/identification (saṃjñā-bheda) as a form of practical knowledge; one entity known by multiple regional/technical names.

Vedantic Theme: Vyavahāra-jñāna (conventional knowledge) supporting dharma/ritual accuracy; nāma-rūpa distinction implied (names vary while referent remains).

Application: Use correct plant identities when following ritual, medicinal, or dharma prescriptions that specify these names; avoid substitution errors.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.204 (context: nāma-paryāya/auṣadhi-vana-nighaṇṭu style listings)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of sacred tree names and synonyms in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions like a glossary: it standardizes alternate names of plants/trees used in Purāṇic and ritual contexts so practitioners correctly identify what is being referred to in dharma and rites.

How does this verse relate to Garuda Purana teachings on rituals or dharma?

By clarifying synonyms (e.g., Nyagrodha = Vaṭa), it prevents confusion when the text prescribes offerings, worship materials, or sacred associations connected with particular trees.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

When reading Purāṇic instructions or planning a ritual, cross-check plant/tree synonyms so the correct species or traditional equivalent is used, especially for items like banyan (vaṭa/nyagrodha) and aśvattha.