Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Yuga-Dharma Framework, Kali-Yuga Diagnosis, and the Hari-Nāma Remedy
Transition to Vedānta Inquiry
Devanagari script
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राः स्वाचारतत्पराः । सदा नारायणपरास्तपोध्यानपरायणाः ॥ ९ ॥
Transliteration
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāḥ svācāratatparāḥ | sadā nārāyaṇaparāstapodhyānaparāyaṇāḥ || 9 ||
Translation
பிராமணர், க்ஷத்திரியர், வைசியர், சூத்ரர்—தத்தம் ஒழுக்கத்தில் ஈடுபட்டு—எப்போதும் நாராயணனைச் சார்ந்தவர்களாய், தவத்தில் நிலைத்து, தியானத்தில் அர்ப்பணித்திருந்தனர்।
Word by Word
brāhmaṇāḥBrahmins
brāhmaṇāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
kṣatriyāḥKshatriyas
kṣatriyāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkṣatriya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
vaiśyāḥVaishyas
vaiśyāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvaiśya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
śūdrāḥShudras
śūdrāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśūdra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
svācāratatparāḥintent on their own duties/conduct
svācāratatparāḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsvācāratatpara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
sadāalways
sadā:
Adhikarana (Time/काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsadā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb of Time
nārāyaṇaparāḥdevoted to Narayana
nārāyaṇaparāḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnārāyaṇapara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
tapodhyānaparāyaṇāḥdedicated to penance and meditation
tapodhyānaparāyaṇāḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottapodhyānaparāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
Speaker
Narrator (unspecified in the provided excerpt)
Vrata Kalpa
Vrata: none
Verse Rasa
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Characters & Entities
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{'type': 'social_groups', 'items': ['brāhmaṇāḥ', 'kṣatriyāḥ', 'vaiśyāḥ', 'śūdrāḥ']}{
{'type': 'deity', 'items': ['Nārāyaṇa']}{
{'type': 'practices', 'items': ['ācāra (proper conduct)', 'tapas (austerity)', 'dhyāna (meditation)']}FAQs