Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8

Jyotiṣa-saṅgraha: Varga-vibhāga, Bala-nirṇaya, Garbha-phala, Āyuḥ-gaṇanā

Devanagari script

अजोक्षेणांगनाकीटझषजूका इनादितः । उच्चानि द्वित्रिमनुयुक्तिथीषुभनखांशकैः ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

ajokṣeṇāṃganākīṭajhaṣajūkā ināditaḥ | uccāni dvitrimanuyuktithīṣubhanakhāṃśakaiḥ || 8 ||

Translation

Ici sont évoqués les chèvres, les bœufs, les femmes, les insectes, les poissons et les poux, ainsi que d’autres semblables; et leurs noms sont aussi exposés en groupements plus élevés, ordonnés selon des classifications doubles et triples, avec des subdivisions jusqu’aux fractions les plus infimes.

Word by Word

• aja-ukṣeṇa: by/with (the pair) goat and bull
• aja-ukṣeṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aja (प्रातिपदिक) + ukṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास; तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन (instrumental singular as a compound unit); ‘अज’ (goat) + ‘उक्ष’ (bull)

• aṅganā-kīṭa-jhaṣa-jūkāḥ: (the set:) woman, insect, fish, louse
• aṅganā-kīṭa-jhaṣa-jūkāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅganā (प्रातिपदिक) + kīṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + jhaṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + jūkā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास; प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; items listed: woman/maiden, insect, fish, louse

• ina-āditaḥ: beginning from Ina (etc.)
• ina-āditaḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ina (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: ‘-āditaḥ’ = ablatival adverbial formation (from/beginning with); ‘ina’ here as a name/term; whole used adverbially

• uccāni: high (positions)
• uccāni: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ucca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन; ‘high/exalted’

• dvi-tri-manuyukti-thīṣu-bha-nakha-aṃśakaiḥ: by (divisions/parts) of two, three, etc. (technical measures)
• dvi-tri-manuyukti-thīṣu-bha-nakha-aṃśakaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvi (प्रातिपदिक) + tri (प्रातिपदिक) + manuyukti (प्रातिपदिक) + thīṣu (प्रातिपदिक/technical) + bha (प्रातिपदिक/technical) + nakha (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमास (technical astrological/arithmetical terms); तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; ‘aṃśaka’ = parts/divisions; governed by instrumental plural -aiḥ

Speaker

Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition; exact speaker not explicit in the provided single verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It highlights the Purana’s method of ordering worldly categories—showing that even mundane life-forms are to be understood through disciplined analysis, supporting discernment (viveka) that aids Moksha-Dharma.

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

Indirectly: by classifying the world into knowable categories, the text supports clarity and detachment, which traditionally steadies the mind for single-pointed devotion to the Supreme.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse reflects a technical, enumerative approach akin to Vyakarana/Nirukta-style organization—grouping terms by structured twofold/threefold divisions and finer sub-divisions.