Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31
Nirukta, Phonetic Variants, and Vedic Dhātu–Svara Taxonomy
धेटः परस्मैपदिनः षट्चत्वारिंशदुदीरिताः । अष्टादश स्मिङाद्यास्तु आमनेपदिनो मताः ॥ ३१ ॥
dheṭaḥ parasmaipadinaḥ ṣaṭcatvāriṃśadudīritāḥ | aṣṭādaśa smiṅādyāstu āmanepadino matāḥ || 31 ||
‘தேட்’ முதலியவற்றால் தொடங்கும் தாதுக்களில் பரஸ்மைபதம் கொள்ளுபவை நாற்பத்தாறு என உரைக்கப்பட்டன. ‘ஸ்மிங்’ முதலியவற்றால் தொடங்கும் பதினெட்டு தாதுக்கள் ஆத்மநேபதம் எனக் கருதப்பட்டன॥३१॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It highlights Vedāṅga-Vyākaraṇa as a support for dharma and mokṣa: correct knowledge of verbal forms safeguards accurate recitation, interpretation, and application of śāstra and mantras.
Indirectly, it supports bhakti by stressing linguistic precision: devotional hymns and Vishnu-nāma recitation become more reliable when grammar and verb-forms are properly understood.
Vyākaraṇa (grammar): a technical enumeration of dhātu-groups classified by pada-bheda—Parasmaipada versus Ātmanepada—used for correct conjugation in study and ritual contexts.