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Varaha Purana 121.23: Adhyaya 121, Shloka 23

Avoidance of Rebirth in the Womb: Ethical Conduct and the Prevention of Degraded Rebirth

सर्वेषां चैव पुत्राणां न विशेषं करोति यः ॥ संक्रुद्धं ब्राह्मणं दृष्ट्वा यस्तु तत्र प्रसादयेत् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 121.23

sarveṣāṁ caiva putrāṇāṁ na viśeṣaṁ karoti yaḥ || saṁkruddhaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ dṛṣṭvā yas tu tatra prasādayet

जो अपने सब बेटों में फरक नहीं करता, सबको बराबर समझता है। और जो किसी गुस्से वाले ब्राह्मण को देख के उसको शांत कर दे।

सर्वेषाम्of all
सर्वेषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठीविभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-सम्भव (pronominal adjective)
चand
च:
समुच्चय (connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
एवindeed/just
एव:
अवधारण (emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)
पुत्राणाम्of sons
पुत्राणाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठीविभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)
नnot
न:
निषेध (negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)
विशेषम्distinction/special preference
विशेषम्:
कर्म (Karma/object)
TypeNoun
Rootविशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)
करोतिdoes/makes
करोति:
क्रिया (action)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
यःwho
यः:
कर्ता (Karta/subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)
संक्रुद्धम्angered
संक्रुद्धम्:
विशेषण (qualifier of object)
TypeAdjective
Rootसं-क्रुध् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग; विशेषणम्
ब्राह्मणम्a Brahmin
ब्राह्मणम्:
कर्म (Karma/object)
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formद्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)
TypeVerb
Rootदृश् (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action)
यःwho
यः:
कर्ता (Karta/subject)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formप्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुल्लिङ्ग
तुbut/indeed
तु:
सम्बन्ध (discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविरोध/विशेषण-अव्यय (but/indeed)
तत्रthere
तत्र:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/location)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)
प्रसादयेत्should appease/propitiate
प्रसादयेत्:
क्रिया (action)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-√सद्/प्रसादय् (धातु-णिच्)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; causative (णिच्)

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

P
Purāṇic Literature
H
Householder Dharma
S
Social Harmony
E
Ethics of Speech and Conduct

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It reflects ideals of household impartiality and social conciliation, indicating the Purāṇic concern with maintaining harmony in family and community settings.

No geographic location is named in this verse.

Avoid favoritism within the family and practice de-escalation by calming anger in tense social situations.

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