Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60

Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa

Devanagari script

किंतरां चैवातितरामभिह्युच्चैस्तरामपि । परिमाणे जानुदघ्नं जानुद्वयसमित्यपि ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

kiṃtarāṃ caivātitarāmabhihyuccaistarāmapi | parimāṇe jānudaghnaṃ jānudvayasamityapi || 60 ||

Translation

ସେମାନେ ‘କିନ୍ତରା’, ‘ଅତିତରା’ ଏବଂ ‘ଅଭିହ୍ୟୁଚ୍ଚୈସ୍ତରା’ (ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଉଚ୍ଚ) ବୋଲି ମଧ୍ୟ କୁହାଯାନ୍ତି। ପରିମାଣରେ ‘ଜାନୁ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ’ ଓ ‘ଦୁଇ ଜାନୁ ସମ’ ବୋଲି ମଧ୍ୟ ଉକ୍ତ।

Word by Word

• kim-tarām: how much more?
• kim-tarām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक) + tarām (अव्यय; comparative adverbial)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक अव्यय-प्रयोगः; ‘tarām’ = ‘more’ (comparative intensifier) — ‘how much more?’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (and)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• ati-tarām: still more
• ati-tarām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Intensifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ati (अव्यय) + tarām (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययसमूहः; ‘ati’ (excessively) + ‘tarām’ (more) — ‘still more/exceedingly more’

• abhi: towards; intensifier
• abhi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Prefix)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: abhi (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय; अर्थे—towards, over (intensifying prefix)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/हेतुबोधक (indeed/for)

• uccaiḥ: highly; loudly
• uccaiḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: uccaiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) — ‘highly/aloud’

• tarām: more
• tarām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Intensifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tarām (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तुलनावर्धक (comparative intensifier) — ‘more’

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

• parimāṇe: in measure; with respect to measurement
• parimāṇe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parimāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• jānu-daghnam: knee-reaching
• jānu-daghnam: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jānu (प्रातिपदिक) + daghna (प्रातिपदिक; ‘reaching’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—‘jānuṃ daghnam’ = reaching the knee

• jānu-dvaya-samiti: the meeting of the two knees
• jānu-dvaya-samiti: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jānu (प्रातिपदिक) + dvaya (प्रातिपदिक) + samiti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘two knees’ + ‘meeting/coming together’ (samiti)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘also’

Speaker

Narada (instructional narration within Moksha Dharma section; traditional dialogue frame with Sanatkumara lineage presumed for this pada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It emphasizes disciplined scriptural precision—naming and measuring things correctly—supporting dharma-based practice that ultimately steadies the mind for moksha-oriented living.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Indirectly: bhakti in the Narada Purana is practiced with order and fidelity to śāstra; such exact classifications help devotees perform duties and observances without confusion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Parimāṇa (traditional measurement terminology) and technical nomenclature—skills aligned with śāstric literacy and the broader Vedāṅga-style concern for exactness in ritual and instruction.