Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62

Hanūmaccarita

The Account of Hanumān

Devanagari script

सुजीर्णोपानहौ हस्ते गृहीत्वा प्रलपन्हसन् । अंत्यजोचितवेषश्च वृषपर्वाणमभ्यगात् ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

sujīrṇopānahau haste gṛhītvā pralapanhasan | aṃtyajocitaveṣaśca vṛṣaparvāṇamabhyagāt || 62 ||

Translation

अतिशय जीर्ण पादत्राणांची जोडी हातात घेऊन, बोलत-हसत, आणि अंत्यजास शोभेल असा वेष धारण करून तो वृषपर्वाकडे गेला.

Word by Word

• सुजीर्ण-उपानहौ: very worn sandals (two)
• सुजीर्ण-उपानहौ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुजीर्ण (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + उपानह् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (f.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Acc./कर्म), द्विवचन (du.); समास: सुजीर्ण+उपानहौ (कर्मधारय: ‘very worn-out sandals’)

• हस्ते: in (his) hand
• हस्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), सप्तमी विभक्ति (Loc./अधिकरण), एकवचन (sg.)

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु) → गृहीत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• प्रलपन्: speaking, prattling
• प्रलपन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रलप् (धातु) → प्रलपन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन (sg.)

• हसन्: laughing
• हसन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हस् (धातु) → हसन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन (sg.)

• अन्त्यज-उचित-वेषः: wearing a guise suitable for an outcaste
• अन्त्यज-उचित-वेषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्त्यज (प्रातिपदिक) + उचित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + वेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nom.), एकवचन (sg.); समास: अन्त्यज+उचित (तत्पुरुष: ‘suitable for an outcaste’) + वेष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘dress/guise’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय

• वृषपर्वाणम्: Vṛṣaparvan (proper name)
• वृषपर्वाणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृषपर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (m.), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Acc./कर्म), एकवचन (sg.)

• अभ्यगात्: went to, approached
• अभ्यगात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (sg.)

Speaker

Narrator (Suta-like Purana narrator in third-person narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: hasya

Characters & Entities

• Vṛṣaparvan

FAQs

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

It highlights the theme that external status and appearance can be deliberately set aside to accomplish a higher purpose; dharma is judged by intent and action rather than mere outward markers.

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

Bhakti is not explicitly taught in this verse; however, it supports a broader Purāṇic ethic that humility and relinquishing pride in identity can become supportive qualities for spiritual life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is directly referenced; the verse functions primarily as narrative description within the chapter’s storyline.