Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
Devanagari script
यो हन्ति ब्राह्मणं गां च क्षत्रियं च नृपोत्तमम् । स चापि यातनाः सर्वा भुंक्ते कल्पेषु पञ्चसु ॥ ७६ ॥
Transliteration
yo hanti brāhmaṇaṃ gāṃ ca kṣatriyaṃ ca nṛpottamam | sa cāpi yātanāḥ sarvā bhuṃkte kalpeṣu pañcasu || 76 ||
Translation
బ్రాహ్మణుని, గోవును, మరియు ఉత్తమ రాజైన క్షత్రియుని హతమార్చినవాడు—అతడూ సమస్త యాతనలను అనుభవిస్తాడు; ఐదు కల్పాల వరకు వాటిని భోగిస్తాడు।
Word by Word
yaḥwho
yaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun
hantikills
hanti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Roothan (धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
brāhmaṇama Brahmin
brāhmaṇam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbrāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
gāma cow
gām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootgo (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
caand
ca:
Avyaya (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
kṣatriyama Kshatriya
kṣatriyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkṣatriya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
caand
ca:
Avyaya (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
nṛpa-uttamamthe best king
nṛpa-uttamam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnṛpa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ‘best of kings’
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
caand
ca:
Avyaya (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
apialso/even
api:
Avyaya (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात) meaning ‘also/even’
yātanāḥtortures/punishments
yātanāḥ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyātanā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
sarvāḥall
sarvāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of yātanāḥ
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
bhuṅktehe undergoes/experiences
bhuṅkte:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhuj (धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
kalpeṣuin (the) kalpas/aeons
kalpeṣu:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)
pañcasuin five
pañcasu:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of kalpeṣu
TypeAdjective
Rootpañcan (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); numeral adjective agreeing with kalpeṣu
Speaker
Narrator (textual voice; not specified in the verse itself)
Vrata Kalpa
Vrata: none
Verse Rasa
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Characters & Entities
{
{'entity': 'brāhmaṇa', 'type': 'social/religious class'}{
{'entity': 'gā (cow)', 'type': 'animal/sacred symbol'}{
{'entity': 'kṣatriya', 'type': 'social class'}{
{'entity': 'nṛpottama (excellent king)', 'type': 'royal figure/title'}{
{'entity': 'kalpa', 'type': 'cosmological time unit'}FAQs