Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74

Nirukta, Phonetic Variants, and Vedic Dhātu–Svara Taxonomy

Devanagari script

अष्ट संग्राम आख्यातोऽनुदात्तेच्छब्दिकैर्बुधैः । स्तोमाद्याः षोडश तथा अंदतस्यं निदर्शनम् ॥ ७४ ॥

Transliteration

aṣṭa saṃgrāma ākhyāto'nudāttecchabdikairbudhaiḥ | stomādyāḥ ṣoḍaśa tathā aṃdatasyaṃ nidarśanam || 74 ||

Translation

അനുദാത്ത, ഇച്ഛ, ശബ്ദം മുതലായവയിൽ പ്രാവീണ്യമുള്ള ബുദ്ധന്മാർ ‘സംഗ്രാമ’ത്തിന്റെ എട്ട് ഭേദങ്ങൾ വിവരിക്കുന്നു. അതുപോലെ ‘സ്തോമ’ മുതലായ പതിനാറു വർഗ്ഗങ്ങളും—ഇത് ആ സാങ്കേതിക സിദ്ധാന്തത്തിന്റെ ദൃഷ്ടാന്തം.

Word by Word

• अष्ट: eight
• अष्ट: Visheshana (विशेषण/Quantifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (संख्यावाचक), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• संग्रामः: (the group/category) ‘saṃgrāma’
• संग्रामः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आख्यातः: is declared
• आख्यातः: Karma (कर्म/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + ख्या (धातु) → आख्यात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय

• अनुदात्ते: in (the context of) anudātta accent
• अनुदात्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Domain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुदात्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; स्वर-विशेष (in anudātta)

• इच्छब्दिकैः: by the scholars of the ‘icchabdikā’ (school/term)
• इच्छब्दिकैः: Karana (करण/Instrument; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इच्छब्दिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; शास्त्रज्ञ-समूहवाचक

• बुधैः: by the wise
• बुधैः: Karana (करण/Instrument; agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• स्तोमाद्याः: (those) beginning with ‘stoma’
• स्तोमाद्याः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोम + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (beginning with ‘stoma’)

• षोडश: sixteen
• षोडश: Visheshana (विशेषण/Quantifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षोडशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (संख्यावाचक), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/likewise’)

• अंदतस्यम्: ‘aṃdatasya’ (term; uncertain)
• अंदतस्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Predicative or object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अंदतस्य (प्रातिपदिक; पाठभेद/दुर्लभ-शब्द)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; दुर्बोध-पाठ (uncertain reading)

• निदर्शनम्: an example/illustration
• निदर्शनम्: Karma (कर्म/Predicative complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निदर्शन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a technical, enumerative style within Moksha-dharma instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

FAQs

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

It shows that Moksha-dharma is supported by disciplined Vedic learning: correct sound, classification, and method (śabda-śāstra and śikṣā) are treated as aids to clarity and right understanding.

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

Indirectly: it emphasizes precision in sacred recitation and doctrine. In the Purāṇic framework, such disciplined recitation and study can become a supportive limb to bhakti when directed toward Viṣṇu-centered worship and remembrance.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga-Śikṣā/phonetics and technical Vedic chant classifications—terms like anudātta (accent) and stoma (recitation/chant grouping), presented through enumerated lists (eight and sixteen).