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Varaha Purana 145.14: Adhyaya 145, Shloka 14

The Greatness of the Śālagrāma Sacred Region

प्राप्तश्च परमां प्रीतिं तमवोचमृषिं तदा ।। साधु ब्रह्मन्महाभाग सालङ्कायन सत्तम ।।

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 145.14

prāptaś ca paramāṃ prītiṃ tam avocam ṛṣiṃ tadā || sādhu brahman mahābhāga sālaṅkāyana sattama ||

मुझे बहुत अच्छा लगा। मैंने उस रिशि से कहा, वाह ब्राह्मिन, बहुत बढ़िया। सालंकायन, तम तो बड़े हो।

प्राप्तःhaving attained
प्राप्तः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-निपात
परमाम्supreme
परमाम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; fem acc sg (with प्रीतिम्)
प्रीतिम्joy/satisfaction
प्रीतिम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; acc sg
तम्him
तम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; pronoun masc acc sg
अवोचम्I said/spoke
अवोचम्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु) (लुङ्)
Formलुङ् (अद्यतनभूत/अोरिस्ट), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; Aorist 1st sg
ऋषिम्to the sage
ऋषिम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; acc sg
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (time adverb)
साधुwell done/good
साधु:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/उद्गार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसाधु (अव्यय/सुबन्त)
Formप्रशंसावाचक-अव्यय (interjection/adverb of approval)
ब्रह्मन्O brahmin
ब्रह्मन्:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; Vocative sg (addressing a Brahmin)
महाभागO greatly fortunate one
महाभाग:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootमहा (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formबहुव्रीहि: (महान् भागः यस्य) ‘very fortunate’; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; Vocative sg
सालङ्कायनO Sālaṅkāyana
सालङ्कायन:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootसालङ्कायन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; Proper name, vocative sg
सत्तमO best of the good
सत्तम:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootसत् (प्रातिपदिक) + तमप् (प्रत्यय) → सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; superlative used as address

Varāha

C
Classical Literature
V
Vaishnavism
P
Purāṇic Dialogue
A
Asceticism

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It models respectful address and acknowledgment of disciplined practice as valued social-ethical conduct.

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