Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 91

Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa

Devanagari script

अधिस्रीत्यव्ययीभावे यथाशक्ति च कीर्तितम् । रामाश्रितस्तत्पुरुषे धान्यार्थो यूपदारु च ॥ ९१ ॥

Transliteration

adhisrītyavyayībhāve yathāśakti ca kīrtitam | rāmāśritastatpuruṣe dhānyārtho yūpadāru ca || 91 ||

Translation

അവ്യയീഭാവ-സമാസത്തിൽ ‘അധിസ്രീത്യ’ എന്ന പ്രയോഗം യഥാശക്തി കീര്ത്തിതം. തത്പുരുഷ-സമാസത്തിൽ ‘രാമാശ്രിത’ (രാമനെ ശരണം പ്രാപിച്ചവൻ), കൂടാതെ ധാന്യാർത്ഥക പദങ്ങളും യൂപദാരു (യജ്ഞസ്തംഭത്തിന്റെ മരം) എന്നതും ഉദാഹരണങ്ങൾ॥ ൯൧ ॥

Word by Word

• अधि-स्रीत्य: having approached/with ‘adhi-’ + √sṛ (as gerund)
• अधि-स्रीत्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + सृ (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त: ल्यप्) from उपसर्गपूर्वक धातु ‘अधि-√सृ’; indeclinable verbal form

• अव्ययीभावे: in an avyayībhāva compound
• अव्ययीभावे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अव्ययीभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in the avyayībhāva-compound’

• यथा-शक्ति: according to capacity
• यथा-शक्ति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva compound functioning as adverb; indeclinable meaning ‘according to ability’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• कीर्तितम्: is declared
• कीर्तितम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (कृत्: क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; ‘is stated’

• राम-आश्रितः: dependent on Rāma
• राम-आश्रितः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘Rāma-dependent/attached to Rāma’

• तत्पुरुषे: in a tatpuruṣa compound
• तत्पुरुषे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in a tatpuruṣa compound’

• धान्य-अर्थः: meaning ‘grain’/purpose of grain
• धान्य-अर्थः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धान्यस्य अर्थः)

• यूप-दारु: sacrificial-post wood
• यूप-दारु: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यूप (प्रातिपदिक) + दारु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यूपस्य दारु)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada technical points of Vyakarana/compound-formation within Moksha Dharma instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Rama

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It emphasizes precision of meaning through Vyākaraṇa (Vedāṅga grammar): correct compound-usage preserves the intended sense of dharma, ritual terms, and refuge-oriented devotion (e.g., “Rāmāśrita”).

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By giving “rāmāśrita” as a model tatpuruṣa, it highlights śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) as a definable, name-worthy state—devotion expressed even in language as identity: “one who is sheltered in Rāma.”

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vyākaraṇa: the verse points to samāsa classification—avyayībhāva (indeclinable compounds) and tatpuruṣa—using examples tied to ritual vocabulary like yūpa-dāru.