Varaha Purana 139.86: Adhyaya 139, Shloka 86

The Glory of Varāha’s Rite: Merits of Cow-dung Plastering, Sweeping, Singing, Instrumental Music, and Dance

with a Truth-Vow Exemplum

Devanagari script

सूत्रहीनं तथा तत्र प्राग्वंशादि कृतं मया ॥ परिमाणं च रूपं च मया तत्रोपलक्षितम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 139.86

Transliteration

sūtrahīnaṃ tathā tatra prāgvaṃśādi kṛtaṃ mayā || parimāṇaṃ ca rūpaṃ ca mayā tatropalakṣitam ||

Translation

मैंने मंदिर का काम बिना धागे के किया। नाप भी गलत लिया। और शेप भी ठीक नहीं बनाई।

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Word by Word

• sūtra-hīnam: without the (proper) sūtra/cord/rule
• sūtra-hīnam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sūtra (प्रातिपदिक) + hīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सूत्रेण हीनम्)

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• prāg-vaṃśa-ādi: the prāgvaṃśa and the like (items)
• prāg-vaṃśa-ādi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāk (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + vaṃśa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (प्राग्वंशः आदि यस्य/प्राग्वंशादि)

• kṛtam: was made/done
• kṛtam: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr-karana (कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• parimāṇam: measure/dimension
• parimāṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parimāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• rūpam: form/shape
• rūpam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr-karana (कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (अव्यय), adverb of place (देशवाचक)

• upalakṣitam: was observed/noted
• upalakṣitam: Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√lakṣ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate

Speaker

Brahma-rākṣasa (Somaśarman)

Tags

• Purāṇic Literature
• Ritual Architecture Vocabulary
• Sanskrit Technical Terms
• Karma Narrative

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

The verse preserves traces of technical ritual-construction language (layout, measurement), useful for understanding how Purāṇic texts popularized concerns of ritual material accuracy.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Competence and adherence to procedure are treated as ethical responsibilities; imprecision is narrated as a cause of harm.