Shloka 29

Devanagari script

वामदेवं द्विजवरं बहुशिष्यसमावृतम् । अवरुह्य हयाद्दृष्ट्वा प्रणनाम च सादरम् ॥ २९ ॥

Transliteration

vāmadevaṃ dvijavaraṃ bahuśiṣyasamāvṛtam | avaruhya hayāddṛṣṭvā praṇanāma ca sādaram || 29 ||

Translation

वामदेवं द्विजवरं बहुशिष्यसमावृतम् । दृष्ट्वा राजा हयादवरुह्य सादरं प्रणनाम ॥

Word by Word

• वामदेवम्: Vāmadeva
• वामदेवम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• द्विज-वरम्: best of the twice-born
• द्विज-वरम्: सम्बन्ध/विशेष्य (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) ‘द्विजानां वरः’

• बहु-शिष्य-समावृतम्: surrounded by many disciples
• बहु-शिष्य-समावृतम्: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + समावृत (कृदन्त; सम्+आ√वृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Tatpuruṣa (तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः) ‘बहुभिः शिष्यैः समावृतम्’

• अवरुह्य: having descended
• अवरुह्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अव√रुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• हयात्: from the horse
• हयात्: अपादान (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund)

• प्रणनाम: bowed down
• प्रणनाम: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√नम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सादरम्: respectfully
• सादरम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सादर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverbial accusative; ‘with respect’)

Speaker

Suta (narrator)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Vāmadeva

FAQs

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

It highlights dharmic humility: honoring a realized brāhmaṇa-teacher (guru) with reverence is itself a purifying act that supports merit and spiritual progress.

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

Bhakti is strengthened through reverence and surrender; the act of bowing to a saintly teacher reflects the devotee’s humility, a key disposition for receiving spiritual instruction.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes sadācāra (proper conduct) and guru-upāsanā (service to the teacher), which function as practical disciplines supporting Vedic study and ritual life, though no specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is directly taught here.