Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94
Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa
अन्यार्थे तु बहुव्रीहौ ग्रामः प्राप्तोदको द्विज । पंचगू रूपवद्भार्यो मध्याह्नः ससुतादिकः ॥ ९४ ॥
anyārthe tu bahuvrīhau grāmaḥ prāptodako dvija | paṃcagū rūpavadbhāryo madhyāhnaḥ sasutādikaḥ || 94 ||
परंतु बहुव्रीहि समासात पदांच्या थेट अर्थापेक्षा वेगळा अर्थ निघाला, हे द्विजा, तर ‘प्राप्तोदक ग्राम’ (ज्याला पाणी मिळालेले गाव), ‘पंचगू’ (ज्याच्याकडे पाच गायी आहेत), ‘रूपवद्भार्य’ (ज्याची पत्नी रूपवती आहे), तसेच ‘ससुतादिक मध्याह्न’ (सहचर घटकांसह मध्यान्ह) असा बोध होतो.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada; addressed as dvija in the instructional flow)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames precise language (Vyākaraṇa) as part of sacred learning: correct understanding of meanings—especially implied meanings—supports accurate study, teaching, and contemplation of dharma and mokṣa-oriented scriptures.
Indirectly: bhakti depends on hearing and reciting sacred texts correctly; this verse safeguards interpretation by clarifying how compounds can indicate an implied possessor-meaning rather than a literal combination.
Vyākaraṇa (grammar), specifically the bahuvrīhi samāsa where the compound denotes “one who has/possesses X,” often in a non-literal (anyārtha) sense, illustrated through standard examples.