Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32

Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning

Devanagari script

गजग्रीष्टकृतिर्व्यैका दलिता चेष्टभाजिता । एकोऽस्य वर्गो दलितः सैको राशिः परो मतः ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

gajagrīṣṭakṛtirvyaikā dalitā ceṣṭabhājitā | eko'sya vargo dalitaḥ saiko rāśiḥ paro mataḥ || 32 ||

Translation

Qu’on prenne une seule unité pour base de l’opération ; lorsqu’on la réduit puis qu’on la divise selon la règle d’action, on obtient le carré de cette quantité réduite. Cette même unité est alors tenue pour le rāśi résultant, ainsi que l’enseignèrent les sages.

Word by Word

• गज-ग्रीष्ट-कृतिः: the ‘gaja-grīṣṭa’ construction/result
• गज-ग्रीष्ट-कृतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + कृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (technical term)—‘गज-ग्रीष्ट’ इति नाम्ना कृतिः (a named construction)

• व्यैका: a distinct single (one)
• व्यैका: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि (उपसर्ग) + एका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘separately one / distinct one’ (technical)

• दलिता: halved/split
• दलिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दलित (कृदन्त; √दल्/√दलित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त—‘split/halved’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• इष्ट-भाजिता: divided by the desired (value)
• इष्ट-भाजिता: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + भाजित (कृदन्त; √भज्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; तत्पुरुष—‘इष्टेन भाजिता’ (divided by the desired number)

• एकः: one
• एकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (of this/its)

• वर्गः: square
• वर्गः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘square’ (as a quantity)

• दलितः: halved
• दलितः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दलित (कृदन्त; √दल्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त—‘halved’

• सः: that
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (that)

• एकः: single
• एकः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (single)

• राशिः: quantity
• राशिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राशि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परः: other/next
• परः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (other/next/superior)

• मतः: is considered
• मतः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मत (कृदन्त; √मन्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘considered/held (to be)’

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/disciplinary section)

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 underscores that Moksha-dharma is supported by disciplined knowledge (śāstra): even technical rules of measure and calculation are presented as part of an ordered, truth-seeking approach to dharma.

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

Indirectly: by valuing precise śāstric understanding, it supports the broader Purāṇic principle that devotion is strengthened when one’s practice is guided by correct knowledge rather than confusion or guesswork.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga-style technical vocabulary associated with Jyotiṣa/Gaṇita appears here—terms like rāśi (quantity) and varga (square) indicate a rule-based computational method.