Varaha Purana 103.2: Adhyaya 103, Shloka 2

Ritual Procedure for the Donation of the ‘Sugar-Cow’ (Śarkarā-Dhenu)

Devanagari script

तदर्धं मध्यमा प्रोक्ता कनिष्ठा भारकेण तु । तद्वद्वत्सं प्रकुर्वीत चतुर्थांशेन तत्त्वतः ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 103.2

Transliteration

tadardhaṃ madhyamā proktā kaniṣṭhā bhārakeṇa tu | tadvad vatsaṃ prakurvīta caturthāṃśena tattvataḥ ||

Translation

దాని సగాన్ని ‘మధ్యమ’ అని అంటారు; ‘కనిష్ఠ’ మాత్రం ఒక భారంతో (చేయబడుతుంది). అలాగే వత్సమును కూడా తత్త్వంగా నాలుగో వంతు ప్రమాణంతో తయారు చేయాలి।

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Word by Word

• tad-ardham: half of that
• tad-ardham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + ardha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः (तस्य अर्धम्)

• madhyamā: middling/medium
• madhyamā: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (प्रधानविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madhyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective (धेनोः)

• proktā: is declared/said
• proktā: Kriyā (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+vac (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• kaniṣṭhā: lowest/least
• kaniṣṭhā: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (प्रधानविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kaniṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); predicate adjective (धेनोः)

• bhārakeṇa: by/with (only) a bhāraka (small weight)
• bhārakeṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrast/emphasis

• tadvat: likewise
• tadvat: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadvat (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय)

• vatsam: the calf
• vatsam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vatsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• prakurvīta: should make/prepare
• prakurvīta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra+kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• caturthāṃśena: with a fourth part
• caturthāṃśena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक) + aṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः (चतुर्थोऽंशः)

• tattvataḥ: accurately/in truth
• tattvataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (तत्त्वतः), manner adverb

Speaker

Hotṛ (continued instructional discourse; not re-marked, inferred from immediate context)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Studies
• Dāna (Gift-ritual)
• Ritual Proportions

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It shows standardized gradations of ritual gifts by weight and proportion, suggesting a formalized system adaptable to patron capacity.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It promotes proportional giving and truth-to-rule construction, aligning generosity with careful adherence to shared standards.