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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 47

Nirukta, Phonetic Variants, and Vedic Dhātu–Svara Taxonomy

वाणितिराद्यास्रयश्वापि स्वरितेत उदाहृताः । घृमुखा द्वादश तथा परस्मैपतिनो मताः ॥ ४७ ॥

vāṇitirādyāsrayaśvāpi svariteta udāhṛtāḥ | ghṛmukhā dvādaśa tathā parasmaipatino matāḥ || 47 ||

Формы, начинающиеся с «vāṇitira», а также опирающиеся на эту основу произнесения, объявлены произносимыми с интонацией svarita. Равным образом двенадцать, начинающиеся с «ghṛmukha», признаются parasmaipada — глаголами с окончаниями «для другого».

वाणिति-आद्याःthose beginning with ‘vāṇiti’
वाणिति-आद्याः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootवाणिति (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ = ‘beginning with’ (आदि-तत्पुरुष)
अस्रयः‘asraya’ (a dhātu-name)
अस्रयः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
and
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)
अपिalso
अपि:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (particle)
स्वरितेतेthe two ‘svariteta’ (dhātus)
स्वरितेते:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वरितेत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन
उदाहृताःare stated/mentioned
उदाहृताः:
Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
TypeVerb
Rootउद्-आ-हृ (धातु)
Formकृदन्त—भूतकर्मणि/भूतकालिक-कर्तरि प्रयोगः; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
घृ-मुखाःthose beginning with ‘ghṛ’
घृ-मुखाः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootघृ (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘X-मुख’ = ‘having X as the first/heading’ (तत्पुरुष)
द्वादशtwelve
द्वादश:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वादश (संख्याशब्द/प्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्यावाचक, अव्ययवत्/अविकारी प्रयोगः; बहुवचनार्थे संख्या (twelve)
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय—तुल्यतार्थक/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb/particle: ‘likewise’)
परस्मैपदिनःparasmaipada (verbs)
परस्मैपदिनः:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootपरस्मैपदिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद-प्रयोगिनः (parasmaipada-verbs)
मताःare considered
मताः:
Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (धातु)
Formकृदन्त—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘considered/held to be’

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

N
Narada
S
Sanatkumara

FAQs

It emphasizes that accurate Vedic sound—especially correct accent (svarita)—and correct grammatical usage (parasmaipada) are part of disciplined sacred learning that supports dharma and higher realization.

Indirectly: bhakti practices often rely on mantra and stotra recitation, and this verse highlights that devotion is strengthened when sacred recitation is performed with proper Vedic phonetics and grammatical precision.

Vedāṅga Śikṣā (Vedic phonetics/accents such as svarita) and Vyākaraṇa (grammatical classification like parasmaipada verb-forms) are explicitly indicated through these technical groupings.