Varaha Purana 116.30: Adhyaya 116, Shloka 30

An Exposition on the Causes of Happiness and Suffering

Devanagari script

अभिन्नमुखरागेण ततः सौख्यतरं नु किम् ॥ उभयोरपि भार्यासु यस्य बुद्धिर्न नश्यति ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 116.30

Transliteration

abhinna-mukha-rāgeṇa tataḥ saukhyataraṃ nu kim || ubhayor api bhāryāsu yasya buddhir na naśyati ||

Translation

ດ້ວຍໃບໜ້າບໍ່ປ່ຽນແປງ ແລະຄວາມສະຫງົບສຳລວມ—ຈະມີສິ່ງໃດນຳສຸກຍິ່ງກວ່ານັ້ນ? ໃນເລື່ອງພັນລະຍາທັງສອງ ຜູ້ໃດທີ່ປັນຍາບໍ່ພັງທະລາຍ (ຍືນຍົງ)—ຈະມີຄຸນຄ່າຍິ່ງກວ່ານັ້ນບໍ?

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Word by Word

• abhinna-mukha-rāgeṇa: with an unchanged facial expression
• abhinna-mukha-rāgeṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhinna (प्रातिपदिक) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक) + rāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): अभिन्नः मुखरागः (unchanged facial expression)

• tataḥ: than that
• tataḥ: Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान-अर्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रयोग (ablatival adverb)

• saukhyataram: more pleasant
• saukhyataram: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saukhyatara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तुलनात्मक-विशेषण

• nu: indeed?/then?
• nu: Prashna-nipata (प्रश्न-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• kim: what
• kim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• ubhayor: of both
• ubhayor: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual)

• api: also / even
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (particle: also/even)

• bhāryāsu: among wives / with wives
• bhāryāsu: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• buddhiḥ: mind / judgment
• buddhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation)

• naśyati: perishes / goes astray
• naśyati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: naś (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Social Ethics
• Gṛhastha Dharma

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It reflects Purāṇic moral psychology applied to household life, emphasizing steadiness of affect and judgment as social virtues.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is mentioned.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

To maintain composure and stable judgment in domestic relationships.