Varaha Purana 74.5: Adhyaya 74, Shloka 5

Measures of the Earth and the Cosmos: The Expansion of the Universe and the Division of Continents and Regions

Devanagari script

इदानीं च प्रवक्ष्यामि समासाद् वः क्षमान्तरम् । तन्निबोधत धर्मज्ञा गदतो मम सत्तमाः ॥ ७४.५ ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 74.5

Transliteration

idānīṃ ca pravakṣyāmi samāsād vaḥ kṣamāntaram | tannibodhata dharmajñā gadato mama sattamāḥ || 74.5 ||

Translation

ഇപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളോട് സംക്ഷേപമായി ആ ഇടക്കാലം (ക്ഷമാന്തരം) പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു. ഹേ ധർമ്മജ്ഞരേ, ഹേ സത്തമരേ, ഞാൻ പറയുന്നതു നന്നായി ഗ്രഹിക്കുവിൻ।

Ask anything about this verse...Ask

Word by Word

• idānīm: now
• idānīm: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: idānīm (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

• pravakṣyāmi: I shall explain
• pravakṣyāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Future (लृट्), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद); prefix pra-

• samāsāt: briefly / in summary
• samāsāt: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial sense ‘briefly/in summary’

• vaḥ: to you (all)
• vaḥ: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Plural (बहुवचन); enclitic

• kṣamāntaram: the interval/measure of time (kṣamāntara)
• kṣamāntaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣamā-antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुष (क्षमा + अन्तर)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग)

• nibodhata: understand / take note
• nibodhata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: budh (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद); prefix ni-

• dharma-jñāḥ: O knowers of dharma
• dharma-jñāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Plural (बहुवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुष (धर्मं जानन्ति)

• gadataḥ: of (me) speaking
• gadataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gad (धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग); ‘of me who am speaking’

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (एकवचन)

• sattamāḥ: O best ones / excellent people
• sattamāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat-tama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Plural (बहुवचन); superlative (तमप्)

Speaker

Varāha (default speaker per dialogue framework; explicit speaker not given in excerpt)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Discourse
• Vaiṣṇavism
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It functions as a formal transition typical of Purāṇic narration, signaling a new sub-topic or temporal interval to be explained succinctly within a didactic setting.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is named in this verse; it is a discourse marker introducing an upcoming explanation.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse emphasizes attentive comprehension of dharma-oriented teaching—an instruction to listen carefully and understand the forthcoming explanation.