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Varaha Purana 176.89: Adhyaya 176, Shloka 89

The Māhātmya of Kṛṣṇagaṅgodbhava, Kāliñjara, and the Five Sacred Baths: The Tale of Pāñcāla and Tilottamā

पाञ्चालोऽपि विधानॆन नमस्कृत्य मुनिं गुरुम् ॥ सुमन्तुं च महाभागमुपविश्याग्रतश्च सः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 176.89

pāñcālo 'pi vidhānena namaskṛtya muniṁ gurum || sumantuṁ ca mahābhāgamupaviśyāgrataśca saḥ ||

पांचाल ने भी सही तरीके से अपने गुरु रिशि को नमस्कार किया। फिर सुमंतु को भी नमस्कार किया और उनके सामने बैठ गया।

पाञ्चालःPāñcāla (a person)
पाञ्चालः:
कर्ता (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootपाञ्चाल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
अपिalso
अपि:
वाक्यसम्बन्ध (particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-निपात (also/even)
विधानेनaccording to proper procedure
विधानेन:
करण (manner/instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootविधान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधिपूर्वकं इत्यर्थे
नमस्कृत्यhaving saluted
नमस्कृत्य:
पूर्वकालक्रिया (gerundial adjunct)
TypeVerb
Rootनमस् + कृ (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive), धातु: कृ; उपपद-समास/योग: नमस्कृ (to salute); अर्थः: नमस्कारं कृत्वा
मुनिम्the sage
मुनिम्:
कर्म (object of saluting)
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
गुरुम्venerable / teacher
गुरुम्:
कर्म (object-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootगुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मुनिम् इति विशेषणम्
सुमन्तुम्Sumantu
सुमन्तुम्:
कर्म (object; addressed/related to action)
TypeNoun
Rootसुमन्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-निपात
महाभागम्most fortunate / illustrious
महाभागम्:
कर्म (object-qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहा + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय-समास (महान् भागः यस्य/महाभागः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सुमन्तुम् इति विशेषणम्
उपविश्यhaving sat down
उपविश्य:
पूर्वकालक्रिया (gerundial adjunct)
TypeVerb
Rootउप + विश् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive), धातु: विश्; उपसर्ग: उप; अर्थः: उपविष्ट्वा (having sat down)
अग्रतःin front
अग्रतः:
देशाधिकरण (spatial adjunct)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअग्रतस् (अव्यय)
Formदेशवाचक-अव्यय (in front)
चand
च:
समुच्चय
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-निपात
सःhe
सः:
कर्ता (subject)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Varāha (default dialogue framework)

C
Classical Literature
P
Purāṇic Narrative
D
Dharma and Ethics
S
Sanskrit Philology

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It records formalized norms of approaching teachers and sages, reflecting how Purāṇic texts encode pedagogical etiquette and authority.

No explicit location appears here; the verse focuses on social ritual (vidhāna) and named figures (Sumantu).

Respectful approach to knowledge-holders—through proper salutation and attentive seating—is presented as the correct protocol for instruction.

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