Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3

Nirukta, Phonetic Variants, and Vedic Dhātu–Svara Taxonomy

Devanagari script

तथा विकारनाशाभ्यां वर्णानां यत्र नारद । धातोर्योगातिशयी च संयोगः परिकीर्तितः ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

tathā vikāranāśābhyāṃ varṇānāṃ yatra nārada | dhātoryogātiśayī ca saṃyogaḥ parikīrtitaḥ || 3 ||

Translation

ତଥା, ହେ ନାରଦ, ଯେଉଁଠି ବର୍ଣ୍ଣମାନଙ୍କର ବିକାର ଓ ଲୋପ ହୁଏ, ଏବଂ ଧାତୁ-ଯୋଗରୁ ଅତିଶୟିତ ସନ୍ଧିସଦୃଶ ମିଳନ ହୁଏ—ତାହାକୁ ‘ସଂଯୋଗ’ ବୋଲି ପରିକୀର୍ତ୍ତିତ କରାଯାଇଛି।

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise/thus
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (adverb: ‘thus/likewise’)

• विकार-नाशाभ्याम्: by modification and loss
• विकार-नाशाभ्याम्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विकार (प्रातिपदिक) + नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (‘by modification and loss’)

• वर्णानाम्: of letters/sounds
• वर्णानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• यत्र: where/wherein
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक (relative adverb: ‘where/wherein’)

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• धातोः: of the verbal root
• धातोः: Shashthi-Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• योग-अतिशयी: having excessive joining/augmentation
• योग-अतिशयी: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक) + अतिशयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘having an excess/augmentation of joining’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय (conjunction: ‘and’)

• संयोगः: conjunction/combination
• संयोगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परिकीर्तितः: is declared
• परिकीर्तितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कॄत्/कीर्त् (धातु) → परि + कीर्तित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थः (‘is declared/mentioned’)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It emphasizes precision in śabda (sacred sound): correct understanding of how letters combine, change, or drop is part of disciplined Vedic learning, supporting accurate mantra recitation and thus steadiness of mind in Moksha-dharma.

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

Bhakti relies on sincere remembrance and chanting; this verse supports devotion indirectly by defining sound-combination principles so that names and mantras are pronounced and joined correctly, preserving intended meaning and devotional efficacy.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga śikṣā/vyākaraṇa: it points to phonetic/grammatical analysis—vikāra (sound change), nāśa (elision/lopa), and dhātu-yoga (root-based combination)—as criteria for identifying and explaining saṃyoga (conjunct formation/combination).