Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42

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

Devanagari script

स्वनहुच्च विमलद्यु वाश्वत्वारीदमेव च । एतद्ब्रह्माहश्च दंडी असृक्किंचित्त्यदादि च ॥ ४२ ॥

Transliteration

svanahucca vimaladyu vāśvatvārīdameva ca | etadbrahmāhaśca daṃḍī asṛkkiṃcittyadādi ca || 42 ||

Translation

ਅੱਗੇ ਇਹ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ/ਪਾਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਿਕ ਪਦ ਹਨ—‘ਸਵਨਹੁੱਚ’, ‘ਵਿਮਲਦ੍ਯੁ’, ‘ਵਾਸ਼ਵਤ੍ਵਾਰੀ’, ‘ਇਦਮ ਏਵ’, ‘ਏਤਦ’, ‘ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾਹ’, ‘ਡੰਡੀ’, ‘ਅਸ੍ਰੁਕ’, ‘ਕਿੰਚਿਤ’, ‘ਤ੍ਯਦ’ ਆਦਿ।

Word by Word

• स्वनहु: svanahu (term)
• स्वनहु: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वनहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (lexical/rare)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• विमलद्यु: pure-sky / spotless heaven (term)
• विमलद्यु: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक) + द्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वाश्वत्वारी: vāśvatvārī (term)
• वाश्वत्वारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाश्वत्वारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (lexical/rare)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (particle 'indeed/only')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ब्रह्माहः: slayer of a Brahmin
• ब्रह्माहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्माहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• दण्डी: staff-bearer
• दण्डी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दण्डिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• असृक्: blood
• असृक्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असृज्/असृक् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• किञ्चित्: something; a little
• किञ्चित्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किञ्चित् (सर्वनाम/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्ययवत् सर्वनाम; अनिश्चितपरिमाणवाचक (indefinite 'something/a little')

• त्यत्: that (yonder)
• त्यत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्यद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आदि: and so on; etc.
• आदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: अव्यय; 'आदि' = आदि-शब्दः (etc., beginning with)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in list/enumeration style)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara
• Brahma

FAQs

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

This verse functions as a catalog of recognized sacred/technical expressions—showing that correct knowledge of scriptural language and its established terms supports disciplined study, right understanding (jñāna), and ultimately Moksha-Dharma.

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

Indirectly: Bhakti practice relies on accurate recitation and comprehension of scriptural wording; such lists preserve correct verbal forms and meanings used in praise, remembrance, and instruction.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vedāṅga-Vyākaraṇa (grammar/lexical tradition): demonstratives like etad/tyad and fixed expressions are preserved as authoritative items for correct usage in study and recitation.