Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 75

Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa

Devanagari script

अदेवीददेवीष्यत्सुनोति सुषाव सोता सोष्यति वै । सुनोत्वसुनोत्सुनुयात्सूयादशावीदसोष्युत्तुदति च ॥ ७५ ॥

Transliteration

adevīdadevīṣyatsunoti suṣāva sotā soṣyati vai | sunotvasunotsunuyātsūyādaśāvīdasoṣyuttudati ca || 75 ||

Translation

‘అదేవీత్’, ‘అదేవీష్యత్’; ‘సునోతి’, ‘సుషావ’; ‘సోతా’, ‘సోష్యతి’—ఇవి రూపాలు. ‘సునోతు’, ‘అసునోత్’, ‘సునుయాత్’, ‘సూయాత్’; ‘అశావీత్’, ‘అసోష్యుత్’; అలాగే ‘తుదతి’—ఇవీ ధాతురూపాల ఉదాహరణలు.

Word by Word

• अदेवीत्: played (aorist)
• अदेवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दिव् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातुः—दिव् (to play/shine)

• अदेवीष्यत्: will play
• अदेवीष्यत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दिव् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातुः—दिव्

• सुनोति: presses (Soma)
• सुनोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातुः—सु (to press/extract Soma)

• सुषाव: has pressed
• सुषाव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातुः—सु; रूपम्—सुषाव

• सोता: presser (of Soma)
• सोता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु (धातु)
• Form: तृच्/क्तृ-प्रत्ययान्त (Agent noun), पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; धातुः—सु

• सोष्यति: will press
• सोष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातुः—सु

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपात (emphatic particle)

• सुनोतु: let (him/it) press
• सुनोतु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातुः—सु

• असुनोत्: pressed (aorist)
• असुनोत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातुः—सु

• सुनुयात्: should press
• सुनुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातुः—सु

• सूयात्: should be pressed / should press (middle)
• सूयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातुः—सु; रूपम्—सूयात्

• अशावीत्: pressed (aorist variant)
• अशावीत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातुः—सु; रूपम्—अशावीत्

• असोष्यत्: will press (variant)
• असोष्यत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सु (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; धातुः—सु; रूपम्—असोष्यत्

• उत्तुदति: strikes up / impels
• उत्तुदति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + तुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; उपसर्गः—उद्; धातुः—तुद् (to strike/impel)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/linguistic illustration within Moksha-Dharma instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Soma

FAQs

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

It shows how precise speech and correct verbal forms (śabda-śuddhi) support Vedic discipline—training the mind toward clarity, which is treated as an aid to Moksha-oriented practice.

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

Indirectly: Bhakti in the Purana is strengthened by correct mantra/ritual language; this verse illustrates the disciplined use of sacred speech that traditionally accompanies devotion and worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vyākaraṇa (grammar) and Śikṣā (phonetics/recitation) via conjugational varieties around the Soma-pressing action—showing tense/mood distinctions used in ritual language.