Varaha Purana 112.64: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 64

Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot

Hema-kumbha

Devanagari script

तस्यापि शिष्यॊ भविता नाम्ना वै रोमहार्षणिः ॥ असौ शुनकपुत्राय कथयिष्यति नान्यथा

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 112.64

Transliteration

tasyāpi śiṣyo bhavitā nāmnā vai romaharṣaṇiḥ || asau śunakaputrāya kathayiṣyati nānyathā

Translation

Dan baginya juga akan ada seorang murid bernama Romaharṣaṇi. Dia akan menceritakannya kepada putera Śunaka—demikianlah, bukan dengan cara yang lain.

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Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि = also/even

• शिष्यः: disciple
• शिष्यः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भविता: will be
• भविता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; periphrastic-style form ‘भविता’ (he will be)

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karana (करण/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘by name’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण (emphatic particle)

• रोमहार्षणिः: Romaharṣaṇi
• रोमहार्षणिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोम-हर्षणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper noun)

• असौ: that one, he
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शुनकपुत्राय: to Śunaka’s son
• शुनकपुत्राय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुनक-पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• कथयिष्यति: will narrate, will tell
• कथयिष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु, णिच् causative of कथ्)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (otherwise)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Itihāsa-Purāṇa Tradition
• Narratology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a named chain of transmitters, mirroring the Purāṇic convention of anchoring texts in authoritative recitation lineages.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is stated; the verse is concerned with persons and transmission.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It emphasizes fidelity in transmission (“not otherwise”), highlighting careful preservation of inherited knowledge.