Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 143
The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga
Devanagari script
प्रसूनैः क्षत्रियान्वैश्यान्कुरंङकुसुमैस्तथा । पाटलोत्थैश्च कुसुमैर्वशयेदंतिमान्सुधीः ॥ १४३ ॥
Transliteration
prasūnaiḥ kṣatriyānvaiśyānkuraṃṅakusumaistathā | pāṭalotthaiśca kusumairvaśayedaṃtimānsudhīḥ || 143 ||
Translation
மலர்களால்—குரங்க மலர்களாலும்—க்ஷத்திரியர், வைசியர் ஆகியோரை வசப்படுத்தலாம்; மேலும் பாடல மரத்தில் தோன்றும் மலர்களால் அறிவுடையவன் அகந்தை/பிடிவாதம் கொண்டவர்களையும் வசப்படுத்துவான்।
Word by Word
prasūnaiḥwith flowers
prasūnaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootprasūna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
kṣatriyānKṣatriyas
kṣatriyān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkṣatriya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
vaiśyānVaiśyas
vaiśyān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvaiśya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
kuraṅga-kusumaiḥwith kuraṅga-flowers
kuraṅga-kusumaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkuraṅga-kusuma (प्रातिपदिक; kuraṅga + kusuma)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘flowers of kuraṅga’ (a plant name)
tathālikewise
tathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय): ‘thus/likewise’
pāṭala-utthaiḥwith pāṭala-produced
pāṭala-utthaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpāṭala-uttha (प्रातिपदिक; pāṭala + uttha)
FormInstrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); adjective qualifying ‘kusumaiḥ’; ‘arisen from/produced by pāṭala’
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय): ‘and’
kusumaiḥwith flowers
kusumaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkusuma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
vaśayetshould bring under control
vaśayet:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vaś (वश्, धातु)
FormCausative (णिजन्त), Optative/vidhi-lin (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
antimānthe lowest (people)
antimān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootantima (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); used as noun: ‘the last/lowest (classes)’
sudhīḥthe wise man
sudhīḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsu-dhī (प्रातिपदिक; su + dhī)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); ‘one of good intellect’
Speaker
Narrator/authorial voice (didactic instruction)
Vrata Kalpa
Vrata: none
Verse Rasa
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Characters & Entities
K
KṣatriyaV
VaiśyaP
pāṭalaK
kuraṅga (flower)FAQs