Varaha Purana 175.5: Adhyaya 175, Shloka 5

The Sanctity of the Kṛṣṇagaṅgā Pilgrimage-Ford and the Account of the Brahmin Vasu’s Daughter

Devanagari script

मुनयो वेदतत्त्वज्ञा ज्ञानिनः संहितव्रताः ॥ श्रौतस्मार्त्तपुराणेषु सन्देहो यस्य कस्यचित् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 175.5

Transliteration

munayo vedatattvajñā jñāninaḥ saṁhitavratāḥ || śrautasmārttapurāṇeṣu sandeho yasya kasyacit ||

Translation

Wahan ke rishi bahut jaanne wale the. Vedon ka gyaan unko tha. Vrat bhi rakhte the. Kisi ko bhi shastra mein koi shak ho, woh usko samjha dete the.

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Word by Word

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• वेदतत्त्वज्ञाः: knowers of the truth of the Veda
• वेदतत्त्वज्ञाः: कर्ता-विशेषण (कर्तृविशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + तत्त्व + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (वेदस्य तत्त्वं जानन्ति)

• ज्ञानिनः: the wise
• ज्ञानिनः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; गुणवाचक-संज्ञा (wise men)

• संहितव्रताः: having disciplined/regulated vows
• संहितव्रताः: कर्ता-विशेषण (कर्तृविशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संहित + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (संहितं व्रतं येषाम्/संहितव्रत-धारिणः)

• श्रौतस्मार्त्तपुराणेषु: in (matters of) Śrauta, Smārta, and Purāṇas
• श्रौतस्मार्त्तपुराणेषु: अधिकरण (विषय/Locative of domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रौत + स्मार्त्त + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः (श्रौतस्मार्त्तपुराणानि)

• सन्देहः: doubt
• सन्देहः: कर्ता (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक (whose)

• कस्यचित्: of anyone (at all)
• कस्यचित्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (of someone/anyone)

Speaker

Varāha (continued narration)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Dharmaśāstra Contexts
• Indic Intellectual History

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects an awareness of multiple normative textual streams (Śrauta/Smārta/Purāṇa) and frames doubt as a legitimate problem addressed by learned specialists.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic name is present in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Intellectual integrity: doubts should be approached through disciplined inquiry and competent guidance rather than dismissal or polemic.