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 ||
‘நோரஃ’, ‘கதிபயஃ’, ‘த்வே’, ‘ச’, ‘த்ரயஃ’ மற்றும் ‘சுத்த’ முதலிய சொற்கள்; அதுபோல ‘ஸ்வ’, ‘ஏக’, ‘அபு’, ‘விரோத’, ‘பரி’, ‘விபர்யய’—இவையும் அவ்யயங்களாக அறியப்பட வேண்டும்.
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.