Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9

Nirukta, Phonetic Variants, and Vedic Dhātu–Svara Taxonomy

Devanagari script

रात्री विम्बी च कद्रूश्चाविष्ट्वौ वाजसनेयिनः ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

rātrī vimbī ca kadrūścāviṣṭvau vājasaneyinaḥ || 9 ||

Translation

“रात्री”, “विम्बी”, “कद्रू” तथा “आविष्टु” इति—एते वाजसनेयिनां परम्परायां प्रयुक्ता नामशब्दाः॥

Word by Word

• रात्री: night (as a word-form)
• रात्री: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• विम्बी: vimbī (a word-form/name)
• विम्बी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विम्बी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• कद्रूः: kadrū (a name/word-form)
• कद्रूः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कद्रू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• आविष्ट्वौ: having entered (Vedic form)
• आविष्ट्वौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + विश् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund); छान्दस-द्विवचन-रूप (Vedic dual-like form) — standard expectation: आविश्य/आविष्ट्वा

• वाजसनेयिनः: the Vājasaneyins (followers of the Vājasaneyi tradition)
• वाजसनेयिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाजसनेयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Moksha-Dharma discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vājasaneyins (Śukla Yajurveda tradition)
• Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā

FAQs

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

It signals that liberation-teaching (mokṣa-dharma) in the Purāṇa is grounded in precise Vedic tradition: even specific names/technical terms are traced to recognized śākhās like the Vājasaneyins.

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

Indirectly: by anchoring doctrine and practice in authentic Vedic lineages, it supports disciplined śraddhā (faith) that later matures into steady Vishnu-bhakti through correct understanding and recitation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śākhā-based technical usage—relevant to Vyākaraṇa and Śikṣā—showing that particular word-forms/names are preserved and recognized within specific Vedic recensions (here, the Śukla-Yajurveda Vājasaneyi school).