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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 97

Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning

गतगम्यांतराभ्यस्तं विभजेत्तत्त्वलोचनैः । तदवाप्तफलं योज्यं ज्यापिंडे गतसंज्ञके ॥ ९७ ॥

gatagamyāṃtarābhyastaṃ vibhajettattvalocanaiḥ | tadavāptaphalaṃ yojyaṃ jyāpiṃḍe gatasaṃjñake || 97 ||

Selisih antara ‘gata’ (yang telah ditempuh) dan ‘gamyā’ (yang akan ditempuh) yang berulang kali dipraktikkan hendaknya dibagi secara analitis oleh para penilik prinsip. Hasil yang diperoleh kemudian ditambahkan pada agregat tali-busur (jyā-piṇḍa) yang disebut ‘gata’.

गतof the known (gata)
गत:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeAdjective
Rootगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; गम् धातु)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; compound member ‘of the gone/known’
गम्यof the to-be-found (gamyā)
गम्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeAdjective
Rootगम्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; गम् धातु)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; compound member ‘of the to-be-found’
अन्तरdifference
अन्तर:
कर्म (Karma/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘difference’ (compound member)
अभ्यस्तम्multiplied
अभ्यस्तम्:
कर्म (Karma/Object)
TypeAdjective
Rootअभि + अस् (धातु) → अभ्यस्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘multiplied/iterated’ qualifying the whole compound-object
विभजेत्should divide
विभजेत्:
क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootवि + भज् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘should divide’
तत्त्वलोचनैःby the tattva-measures/indicators
तत्त्वलोचनैः:
करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootतत्त्व + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक; components)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तत्त्वस्य लोचनैः) ‘by the tattva-indicators’
तत्of that
तत्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; ‘of that’ (compound member)
अवाप्तobtained
अवाप्त:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeAdjective
Rootअव् + आप् (धातु) → अवाप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; ‘obtained’ (compound member)
फलम्result
फलम्:
कर्म (Karma/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootफल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; object of योज्यम्
योज्यम्to be added/applied
योज्यम्:
विधेय (Predicative necessity)
TypeVerb
Rootयुज् (धातु) → योज्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभाव्य/कर्तव्य (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘to be added/applied’
ज्याof the sine
ज्या:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootज्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; compound member
पिण्डेin the aggregate
पिण्डे:
अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootपिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative ‘in the aggregate’
गतknown (gata)
गत:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeAdjective
Rootगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; गम् धातु)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; compound member ‘of the known’
संज्ञकेdesignated as
संज्ञके:
विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootसंज्ञक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; locative qualifier ‘having the designation’

Sanatkumara (instructional discourse to Narada)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

It highlights tattva-darśana—clear seeing of principles—showing that disciplined analysis and correct method (not guesswork) is part of dharmic living and supports inner clarity valued in Moksha-Dharma.

Indirectly: it models the bhakta’s approach of precision and obedience to śāstra—applying the ‘obtained result’ correctly—mirroring how devotional practice also requires faithful, methodical application rather than improvisation.

Vedāṅga-style technical reasoning—especially Jyotiṣa/Gaṇita-like division and application of a computed result to a defined measure (jyā/cord-measure), using terms like gata (elapsed) and gamya (remaining).