Varaha Purana 170.33: Adhyaya 170, Shloka 33

The Birth of Gokarṇa and the Fruits of Śiva Worship

including the Śukodara Parrot Episode and Hospitality Ethics

Devanagari script

धनस्य संक्षयो जातः प्रत्यहं ददतः सतः ॥ शेषमात्रे धने तस्य चिन्ताभून्महती तदा

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 170.33

Transliteration

dhanasya saṃkṣayo jātaḥ pratyahaṃ dadataḥ sataḥ || śeṣamātre dhane tasya cintābhūn mahatī tadā

Translation

പ്രതിദിനം ദാനം ചെയ്തുകൊണ്ടിരുന്നതിനാൽ അവന്റെ ധനം ക്ഷയിച്ചു; ധനം അല്പം മാത്രം ശേഷിക്കുമ്പോൾ അവനിൽ മഹത്തായ ചിന്ത ഉദിച്ചു।

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Word by Word

• धनस्य: of wealth
• धनस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), षष्ठी (Gen. 6), एकवचन (Sg.)

• संक्षयः: decrease, exhaustion
• संक्षयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षय (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+क्षय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (Sg.)

• जातः: arose, happened
• जातः: कर्तृविशेषण (Predicate adjective of संक्षयः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रत्यहम्: every day
• प्रत्यहम्: कालाधिकरण (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रत्यहम् (अव्यय; प्रति+अहम्/अहन्)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (every day)

• ददतः: of (him) giving
• ददतः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive qualifier of सतः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Gen. 6), एकवचन (Sg.)

• सतः: of the virtuous one / of him
• सतः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive: of the good man/of him)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक; अस्-धातोः शतृ/सत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (Gen. 6), एकवचन (Sg.)

• शेषमात्रे: when only a remainder (was left)
• शेषमात्रे: अधिकरण (Locative absolute-like: 'when only a remainder...')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शेषमात्र (प्रातिपदिक; शेष+मात्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), सप्तमी (Loc. 7), एकवचन (Sg.)

• धने: in wealth / in the money
• धने: अधिकरण (Location/state)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (n.), सप्तमी (Loc. 7), एकवचन (Sg.)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive: of him)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), षष्ठी (Gen. 6), एकवचन (Sg.)

• चिन्ता: anxiety, worry
• चिन्ता: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (Sg.)

• अभूत्: arose, became
• अभूत्: क्रिया (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Sg.), परस्मैपद

• महतī: great
• महतī: विशेषण (Adjectival to चिन्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), प्रथमा (Nom. 1), एकवचन (Sg.)

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (then)

Speaker

Varāha (default narrative voice per dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Dharma Ethics
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Social History

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It captures a realistic narrative tension in Sanskrit literature: generosity is praised, yet household sustainability and dependents’ welfare create practical constraints.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is named in this verse; the immediate narrative setting is Mathurā in adjacent verses.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Ethical giving should be balanced with responsible stewardship to prevent harm to one’s dependents.