Shloka 27

Nāmāṣṭottara-dviśata: Gaṇa–Chandas–Yati Catalogue and Mnemonic Coding

Devanagari script

एला सयौ ननौ यःस्याच्चित्रलेखास्वराष्टकैः / मरौ मयौ यश्च भवेदुक्तेयमति शर्करी

Transliteration

elā sayau nanau yaḥsyāccitralekhāsvarāṣṭakaiḥ / marau mayau yaśca bhavedukteyamati śarkarī

Translation

Celui où se trouvent les syllabes «elā», «sayau» et «nanau», avec les huit signes vocaliques (svara) de l’écriture ornementale, et où paraissent aussi «marau» et «mayau» : on l’appelle atiśarkarī.

Word by Word

• एला: (a metre) Elā
• एला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• सयौ: (metre-gana) sa-yau
• सयौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सयौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विवचनान्त-रूपम्; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया द्विवचनम् (छन्दोगणनाम)

• ननौ: (metre-gana) na-nau
• ननौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ननौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विवचनान्त-रूपम्; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया द्विवचनम् (छन्दोगणनाम)

• यः: who / which
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (relative pronoun)

• स्यात्: should be / may be
• स्यात्: Vidhi (Injunctive/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• चित्रलेखास्वराष्टकैः: with the citralekhā-svarāṣṭaka-s
• चित्रलेखास्वराष्टकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रलेखा+स्वराष्टक (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (चित्रलेखा-स्वराष्टकैः); नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्

• मरौ: (metre-gana) ma-rau
• मरौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विवचनान्त-रूपम्; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया द्विवचनम् (छन्दोगणनाम)

• मयौ: (metre-gana) ma-yau
• मयौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मयौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विवचनान्त-रूपम्; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया द्विवचनम् (छन्दोगणनाम)

• यः: who / which
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

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

• भवेत्: would be / should become
• भवेत्: Vidhi (Injunctive/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• उक्ता: said / called
• उक्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (demonstrative pronoun)

• अति: very / exceedingly
• अति: Upasarga/Avyaya (Modifier/उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (prefix/adverb; intensifier)

• शर्करी: (a metre) Śarkarī
• शर्करी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्करी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra in an enumerative/technical section)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Encoding metrical structure through gaṇa tokens and vowel-sign conventions; knowledge of form (rūpa) enables faithful transmission.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa discipline: attention to linguistic form as a preparatory refinement (antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi) for subtler inquiry.

Application: For scribes/reciters: verify that gaṇa tokens and vowel markers align; for students: learn atiśarkarī identification by mnemonic clusters.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.209.27 (atiśarkarī definition via gaṇa tokens); Traditional chandas commentaries that map gaṇa strings to named metres

Characters & Entities

• Lord Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of Atiśarkarī in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a technical identifier: it defines “Atiśarkarī” by listing characteristic syllabic forms and vowel-sign usage, helping readers recognize or classify a specific metrical/lexical pattern within the text tradition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly address afterlife doctrine; instead, it appears in a technical/enumerative passage. Such sections support accurate transmission and recitation of teachings elsewhere in the Garuda Purana (including karma, preta, and Yama-related topics).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

For practitioners and reciters, it highlights careful attention to syllables and vowel-signs—useful for correct chanting, manuscript study, and verifying metre/patterns when preserving Garuda Purana verses digitally.