Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 91
Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa
अधिस्रीत्यव्ययीभावे यथाशक्ति च कीर्तितम् । रामाश्रितस्तत्पुरुषे धान्यार्थो यूपदारु च ॥ ९१ ॥
adhisrītyavyayībhāve yathāśakti ca kīrtitam | rāmāśritastatpuruṣe dhānyārtho yūpadāru ca || 91 ||
अव्ययीभाव-समासात ‘अधिस्रीत्य’ हा प्रयोग यथाशक्ति कीर्तित आहे. तत्पुरुष-समासात ‘रामाश्रित’ (रामाचा आश्रय घेतलेला), तसेच धान्यार्थक व यूपदारु (यज्ञस्तंभाचे लाकूड) हे शब्द उदाहरण आहेत॥ ९१ ॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada technical points of Vyakarana/compound-formation within Moksha Dharma instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It emphasizes precision of meaning through Vyākaraṇa (Vedāṅga grammar): correct compound-usage preserves the intended sense of dharma, ritual terms, and refuge-oriented devotion (e.g., “Rāmāśrita”).
By giving “rāmāśrita” as a model tatpuruṣa, it highlights śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) as a definable, name-worthy state—devotion expressed even in language as identity: “one who is sheltered in Rāma.”
Vyākaraṇa: the verse points to samāsa classification—avyayībhāva (indeclinable compounds) and tatpuruṣa—using examples tied to ritual vocabulary like yūpa-dāru.