Varaha Purana 98.22: Adhyaya 98, Shloka 22

Chapter on the Sacred Hill Episode: Satyatapā and the Marvel of Varāha

Devanagari script

नाध्यगच्छत बुद्धिश्च क्षणात्तस्य व्यजायत ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 98.22

Transliteration

nādhygacchata buddhiś ca kṣaṇāt tasya vyajāyata ||

Translation

Akal budinya belum sampai kepada suatu keputusan; namun sekelip mata, timbullah suatu ilham baharu baginya.

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Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Pratiṣedha-avyaya (निषेध-अव्यय)

• adhyagacchat: understood/attained
• adhyagacchat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: adhi + gam (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ-lakāra (Aorist/Imperfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana; parasmaipada; upasarga: adhi-

• buddhiḥ: understanding/intellect
• buddhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti (1st/Nominative), Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya (समुच्चय-अव्यय) conjunction

• kṣaṇāt: in a moment/from a moment
• kṣaṇāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Pañcamī vibhakti (5th/Ablative), Ekavacana

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga/napuṁsaka (contextual), Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6th/Genitive), Ekavacana

• vyajāyata: arose/was produced
• vyajāyata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + jan (धातु)
• Form: Luṅ-lakāra (Aorist/Imperfect), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana; ātmanepada; upasarga: vi-

Speaker

Varāha (default narrator/instructor framework; explicit speaker not marked in fragment)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Narrative
• Sanskrit Poetics

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It highlights the moment when deliberation shifts into resolve, implying that ethical outcomes often hinge on sudden clarity.