Shloka 27

Nāmāṣṭottara-dviśata: Gaṇa–Chandas–Yati Catalogue and Mnemonic Coding

Devanagari script

एला सयौ ननौ यःस्याच्चित्रलेखास्वराष्टकैः / मरौ मयौ यश्च भवेदुक्तेयमति शर्करी

Transliteration

elā sayau nanau yaḥsyāccitralekhāsvarāṣṭakaiḥ / marau mayau yaśca bhavedukteyamati śarkarī

Translation

Yang di dalamnya muncul suku kata “elā”, “sayau”, dan “nanau”—berserta lapan tanda vokal (svara) dalam tulisan hiasan—serta turut hadir “marau” dan “mayau”: itulah yang disebut atiśarkarī.

Word by Word

• एला: (a metre) Elā
• एला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• सयौ: (metre-gana) sa-yau
• सयौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सयौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विवचनान्त-रूपम्; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया द्विवचनम् (छन्दोगणनाम)

• ननौ: (metre-gana) na-nau
• ननौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ननौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विवचनान्त-रूपम्; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया द्विवचनम् (छन्दोगणनाम)

• यः: who / which
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (relative pronoun)

• स्यात्: should be / may be
• स्यात्: Vidhi (Injunctive/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• चित्रलेखास्वराष्टकैः: with the citralekhā-svarāṣṭaka-s
• चित्रलेखास्वराष्टकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्रलेखा+स्वराष्टक (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमासः (चित्रलेखा-स्वराष्टकैः); नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया बहुवचनम्

• मरौ: (metre-gana) ma-rau
• मरौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विवचनान्त-रूपम्; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया द्विवचनम् (छन्दोगणनाम)

• मयौ: (metre-gana) ma-yau
• मयौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मयौ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विवचनान्त-रूपम्; पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया द्विवचनम् (छन्दोगणनाम)

• यः: who / which
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• भवेत्: would be / should become
• भवेत्: Vidhi (Injunctive/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• उक्ता: said / called
• उक्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम् (demonstrative pronoun)

• अति: very / exceedingly
• अति: Upasarga/Avyaya (Modifier/उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (prefix/adverb; intensifier)

• शर्करी: (a metre) Śarkarī
• शर्करी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्करी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra in an enumerative/technical section)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Encoding metrical structure through gaṇa tokens and vowel-sign conventions; knowledge of form (rūpa) enables faithful transmission.

Vedantic Theme: Nāma-rūpa discipline: attention to linguistic form as a preparatory refinement (antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi) for subtler inquiry.

Application: For scribes/reciters: verify that gaṇa tokens and vowel markers align; for students: learn atiśarkarī identification by mnemonic clusters.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.209.27 (atiśarkarī definition via gaṇa tokens); Traditional chandas commentaries that map gaṇa strings to named metres

Characters & Entities

• Lord Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of Atiśarkarī in the Garuda Purana?

This verse functions as a technical identifier: it defines “Atiśarkarī” by listing characteristic syllabic forms and vowel-sign usage, helping readers recognize or classify a specific metrical/lexical pattern within the text tradition.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not directly address afterlife doctrine; instead, it appears in a technical/enumerative passage. Such sections support accurate transmission and recitation of teachings elsewhere in the Garuda Purana (including karma, preta, and Yama-related topics).

Practical application of this wisdom today?

For practitioners and reciters, it highlights careful attention to syllables and vowel-signs—useful for correct chanting, manuscript study, and verifying metre/patterns when preserving Garuda Purana verses digitally.