Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
Nirukta, Phonetic Variants, and Vedic Dhātu–Svara Taxonomy
स्वरितेदुर्णुञाख्यातो धातुरेको मुनीश्वर । घुमुखास्त्रय उद्दिष्टाः परस्मैपदिनस्तथा ॥ ३९ ॥
svaritedurṇuñākhyāto dhātureko munīśvara | ghumukhāstraya uddiṣṭāḥ parasmaipadinastathā || 39 ||
ഹേ മുനീശ്വരാ, ‘സ്വരിത–ഏദ്–ഉർ–ണുഞ്’ എന്നൊരു ധാതു മാത്രമേ പ്രസിദ്ധമായുള്ളൂ. അതുപോലെ ‘ഘു’ മുതലായി തുടങ്ങുന്ന മൂന്ന് രൂപങ്ങളും ഉപദേശിക്കപ്പെട്ടിട്ടുണ്ട്; അവയും പരസ്മൈപദികളാണ്.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue instructing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
The verse shows that even highly technical śāstra—here, vyākaraṇa classifications of dhātus and parasmaipada—belongs to the broader discipline of right knowledge (jñāna) that supports clarity of scripture-study, which in turn steadies mokṣa-oriented inquiry.
Indirectly: by stressing precise śāstric understanding of sacred language, it supports accurate recitation and comprehension of Vishnu-stuti and Purāṇic teaching—foundational aids for disciplined bhakti and śravaṇa (listening).
Vedāṅga Vyākaraṇa: identification of dhātu markers and the parasmaipada category, reflecting the tradition’s technical rules for analyzing verbal roots and their conjugational behavior.