Varaha Purana 172.7: Adhyaya 172, Shloka 7

The Harm of Destroying a Grove and the Merit of Tree-Planting as Pūrta-Dharma

Devanagari script

एवं ज्ञात्वा स पप्रच्छ तासां रूपविपर्ययम् ॥ कथयध्वं महाभागाः किमेतद्रूपव्यत्ययम् ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 172.7

Transliteration

evaṃ jñātvā sa papraccha tāsāṃ rūpaviparyayam || kathayadhvaṃ mahābhāgāḥ kim etadrūpavyatyayam ||

Translation

Setelah memahami demikian, dia bertanya tentang perubahan rupa mereka: “Wahai yang bertuah, ceritakanlah—apakah gerangan pembalikan bentuk ini?”

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Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• jñātvā: having known
• jñātvā: Kriya (क्रिया/Non-finite)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (ज्ञा धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indicating prior action (पूर्वक्रिया)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• papraccha: asked
• papraccha: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prach (प्रच्छ् धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• tāsām: of them (those women)
• tāsām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)

• rūpa-viparyayam: the alteration of form
• rūpa-viparyayam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + viparyaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'viparyaya of rūpa'

• kathayadhvam: tell (you all)
• kathayadhvam: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kathaya (कथय धातु/णिजन्त from कथ्)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); parasmaipada

• mahā-bhāgāḥ: O greatly fortunate ones
• mahā-bhāgāḥ: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Plural (बहुवचन); कर्मधारय: 'greatly fortunate'

• kim: what?
• kim: Karma (कर्म/Interrogative object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (किम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Interrogative pronoun (प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन)

• etat-rūpa-vyatyayam: this change of form
• etat-rūpa-vyatyayam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vyatyaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); etat qualifies the compound; tatpuruṣa: 'vyatyaya of rūpa'

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Dialogic Instruction
• Sanskrit Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It demonstrates the Purāṇic pedagogical method: narrative crisis leads to explicit questioning, enabling doctrinal or ethical explanation in subsequent passages.

Which geographic location is identified?

No location is identified in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It models responsible inquiry—seeking causes and explanations rather than ignoring visible suffering.