Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa
नोरः कतिपयो द्वे च त्रयो शुद्धादयस्तथा । स्वेकाभुविरोधपरि विपर्ययश्चाव्ययास्तथा ॥ ५० ॥
noraḥ katipayo dve ca trayo śuddhādayastathā | svekābhuvirodhapari viparyayaścāvyayāstathā || 50 ||
‘नोरः’ ‘कतिपयः’ ‘द्वे’ ‘च’ ‘त्रयः’ शुद्धादयस्तथा। ‘स्व’ ‘एक’ ‘अभु’ ‘विरोध’ ‘परि’ ‘विपर्यय’—एतेऽप्यव्ययत्वेन बोध्याः॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical/śāstric enumeration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It preserves Vedāṅga learning within the Mokṣa-dharma context, implying that clear knowledge—including correct language categories like avyayas—supports right understanding of śāstra and disciplined practice.
Indirectly: by safeguarding precise scriptural language, it helps prevent misinterpretation of mantras, stotras, and teachings that guide Viṣṇu-bhakti, even though this verse itself is a grammatical list.
Vyākaraṇa: it identifies a set of terms treated as avyayas (indeclinables), a practical grammar point used in correct parsing and interpretation of Sanskrit texts.