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Varaha Purana 170.5: Adhyaya 170, Shloka 5

The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship

including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics

इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सा स्त्री ऋषिमथाब्रवीत् ॥ सापत्यास्तु स्त्रियो दृष्ट्वा क्रीडन्त्यो बालकैः सह

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 170.5

iti tasya vacaḥ śrutvā sā strī ṛṣim athābravīt || sāpatyās tu striyo dṛṣṭvā krīḍantyo bālakaiḥ saha

रिशि की बात सुन के वो औरत बोली। उसने देखा कि औरतें अपने बच्चों के साथ खेल रही हैं।

इतिthus
इति:
सम्बन्ध/निपात (Quotative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; इत्यादि-प्रकारवाचक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle: thus)
तस्यof him
तस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
वचःspeech/words
वचः:
कर्म (Karma/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootवचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
पूर्वकाल (Gerund—prior action)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formत्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive): having heard
साshe
सा:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
स्त्रीwoman
स्त्री:
कर्ता (Karta—apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अप्पोजिशन (apposition to सा)
ऋषिम्to the sage / the sage
ऋषिम्:
सम्प्रदान/कर्म (Recipient/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
अथthen
अथ:
सम्बन्ध/निपात (Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then/now)
अब्रवीत्said/spoke
अब्रवीत्:
क्रिया (Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
स-अपत्याःhaving children
स-अपत्याः:
कर्ता (Karta—qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootस (अव्यय) + अपत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः (‘अपत्येन सह’ = with children), विशेषण (qualifying स्त्रियः)
तुbut/indeed
तु:
सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (but/indeed)
स्त्रियःwomen
स्त्रियः:
कर्म (Karma/Object of ‘दृष्ट्वा’)
TypeNoun
Rootस्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
दृष्ट्वाhaving seen
दृष्ट्वा:
पूर्वकाल (Gerund—prior action)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदृश् (धातु)
Formत्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive): having seen
क्रीडन्त्यःplaying
क्रीडन्त्यः:
कर्ता (Karta—qualifier)
TypeVerb
Rootक्रीड् (धातु)
Formकृदन्त; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले (present active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying स्त्रियः)
बालकैःwith boys/children
बालकैः:
सहकारक/साधन (Instrument/Association)
TypeNoun
Rootबालक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन
सहwith
सह:
सम्बन्ध (Association marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसह (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

Varāha

P
Purāṇic Narrative
H
Householder Concerns
Ṛ
Ṛṣi Instruction Framework
C
Cultural Anthropology

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It shows how Purāṇic texts frame personal concerns (family continuity) as prompts for receiving ritual-ethical instruction from an ascetic authority.

No new location is added in this verse; it continues the previously established Mathurā/confluence setting.

The verse highlights the narrative move from private grief to seeking counsel—an ethic of turning to guidance rather than remaining in isolation.

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