Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71
Nirukta, Phonetic Variants, and Vedic Dhātu–Svara Taxonomy
अदंता धातवश्चैव चत्वारिंशत्तथाष्टं च । पदाद्यास्तु दश प्रोक्ता धातवो ह्यात्मनेपदे ॥ ७१ ॥
adaṃtā dhātavaścaiva catvāriṃśattathāṣṭaṃ ca | padādyāstu daśa proktā dhātavo hyātmanepade || 71 ||
Terdapat empat puluh lapan akar kata kerja yang tidak berakhir dengan huruf ‘d’. Dan sepuluh akar yang bermula dengan kelompok yang diketuai oleh ‘pad’ diajarkan sebagai milik Ātmanepada (suara tengah).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It grounds spiritual study in Vedāṅga-Vyākaraṇa: correct knowledge of dhātus and Ātmanepada usage supports accurate recitation, interpretation, and disciplined learning—seen as aids to dharma and moksha-oriented understanding.
Indirectly: Bhakti practices rely on correctly formed names, stotras, and mantras; this verse highlights the grammatical framework that preserves the purity of sacred speech used in Vishnu-bhakti and other devotional recitations.
Vedāṅga-Vyākaraṇa (Sanskrit grammar): it states numerical groupings of verbal roots—(1) 48 “a-danta” roots and (2) a set of 10 “pad-ādi” roots—classified for Ātmanepada (middle-voice) conjugation.