Varaha Purana 211.6: Adhyaya 211, Shloka 6

Methods for the Removal of Sin and the Eulogy of Prabodhinī Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī

Devanagari script

यथा कर्म हितं वाक्यं शूद्राणामपि कथ्यताम् ॥ यम उवाच ॥ अहं ते कथयिष्यामि चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य नित्यशः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 211.6

Transliteration

yathā karma hitaṃ vākyaṃ śūdrāṇām api kathyatām || yama uvāca || ahaṃ te kathayiṣyāmi cāturvarṇyasya nityaśaḥ ||

Translation

शूद्र लोगों को भी उनका काम और धरम के बारे में बताओ। यम ने कहा, मैं तुम्हे चारों वर्ण के बारे में बताऊंगा। यह हमेशा चलता आया है।

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Word by Word

• यथा: as, according to
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• कर्म: deed, action
• कर्म: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/According to)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हितम्: beneficial
• हितम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वाक्यम्: statement, instruction
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शूद्राणाम्: of the Śūdras
• शूद्राणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (also/even)

• कथ्यताम्: let it be told / should be stated
• कथ्यताम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• यमः: Yama
• यमः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन, सर्वनाम

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Dat./Gen.), एकवचन, सर्वनाम

• कथयिष्यामि: I will tell
• कथयिष्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु, णिजन्त/causative of कथ्)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य: of the fourfold varṇa-system
• चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चातुर्वर्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नित्यशः: always, regularly
• नित्यशः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time/frequency)

Speaker

Yama (with preceding request by Nārada)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Dialogue (saṃvāda)
• Dharma-śāstra Themes

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It marks a transition to a formalized dharma exposition attributed to Yama, a common Purāṇic technique for authorizing normative instruction.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

That beneficial instruction aligned with duty should be articulated broadly, followed by a structured explanation of social-ethical norms.