Varaha Purana 74.5: Adhyaya 74, Shloka 5

Measures of the Earth and the Cosmos: The Expansion of the Universe and the Division of Continents and Regions

Devanagari script

इदानीं च प्रवक्ष्यामि समासाद् वः क्षमान्तरम् । तन्निबोधत धर्मज्ञा गदतो मम सत्तमाः ॥ ७४.५ ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 74.5

Transliteration

idānīṃ ca pravakṣyāmi samāsād vaḥ kṣamāntaram | tannibodhata dharmajñā gadato mama sattamāḥ || 74.5 ||

Translation

Sekarang akan kujelaskan kepada kalian secara ringkas suatu selang waktu (antara) yang lain. Pahamilah dengan baik, wahai para mengetahui dharma, wahai yang utama di antara orang saleh, ketika aku berbicara.

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Word by Word

• idānīm: now
• idānīm: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: idānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• pravakṣyāmi: I shall explain
• pravakṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद); prefix pra-

• samāsāt: briefly / in summary
• samāsāt: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial sense ‘briefly/in summary’

• vaḥ: to you (all)
• vaḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Plural (बहुवचन); enclitic

• kṣamāntaram: the interval/measure of time (kṣamāntara)
• kṣamāntaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣamā-antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुष (क्षमा + अन्तर)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग)

• nibodhata: understand / take note
• nibodhata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: budh (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद); prefix ni-

• dharma-jñāḥ: O knowers of dharma
• dharma-jñāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुष (धर्मं जानन्ति)

• gadataḥ: of (me) speaking
• gadataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gad (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग); ‘of me who am speaking’

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• sattamāḥ: O best ones / excellent people
• sattamāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat-tama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Plural (बहुवचन); superlative (तमप्)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not given in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Discourse
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It functions as a formal transition typical of Purāṇic narration, signaling a new sub-topic or temporal interval to be explained succinctly within a didactic setting.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it is a discourse marker introducing an upcoming explanation.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes attentive comprehension of dharma-oriented teaching—an instruction to listen carefully and understand the forthcoming explanation.