Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 150

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

अपक्कं मिश्रकं तद्वत्त्रिंशतं परिकल्पितम् । शतं शतं सुकन्दानां शाकानां च प्रकल्पितम् ॥ १५० ॥

Transliteration

apakkaṃ miśrakaṃ tadvattriṃśataṃ parikalpitam | śataṃ śataṃ sukandānāṃ śākānāṃ ca prakalpitam || 150 ||

Translation

അതുപോലെ പാകം ചെയ്യാത്ത മിശ്രവസ്തുക്കളുടെ അളവ് മുപ്പതായി നിശ്ചയിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു. സുഗന്ധമുള്ള കിഴങ്ങുകൾക്കും ഇലക്കറികൾക്കും ഓരോന്നിനും നൂറ് അളവ് വിധിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• अपक्कम्: uncooked (item)
• अपक्कम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपक्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; adjective used substantively

• मिश्रकम्: a mixed preparation
• मिश्रकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिश्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय/तद्धितान्त)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानार्थे/तुल्यार्थे (in the same manner)

• त्रिंशतम्: thirty
• त्रिंशतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिंशत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; संख्या (numeral)

• परिकल्पितम्: arranged/assigned
• परिकल्पितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-√कॢप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘having been arranged/assigned’

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; संख्या

• शतम्: a hundred (again)
• शतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis/distribution)

• सुकन्दानाम्: of good tubers/roots
• सुकन्दानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु-कन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; ‘सु’ उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपद + कन्दा

• शाकानाम्: of vegetables/greens
• शाकानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: None (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रकल्पितम्: prepared/arranged
• प्रकल्पितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√कॢप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Vedanga/technical context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It emphasizes niyama (regulated discipline): even ordinary items like uncooked mixtures, tubers, and greens are to be used in measured, rule-based ways within dharmic or ritual frameworks.

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

Indirectly: Bhakti is supported by orderly living and careful observance. Offering or consuming items with prescribed measures reflects sincerity, restraint, and reverence in devotional practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A practical, sutra-like prescriptive style typical of technical disciplines—standardized quantities and classifications of items used in rites, vows, or regulated observances.