Varaha Purana 205.22: Adhyaya 205, Shloka 22

Description of the Proclamation of Auspicious and Inauspicious Karmic Results

Devanagari script

तरुणी क्षीरसम्पन्ना गौः सुवर्णयुता शुभा ॥ सवत्सा हेमवासाश्च दत्ताऽनेन महात्मना ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 205.22

Transliteration

taruṇī kṣīrasampannā gauḥ suvarṇayutā śubhā || savatsā hemavāsāś ca dattā 'nena mahātmanā ||

Translation

ఈ మహాత్ముడు క్షీరసంపన్నమైన, శుభమైన, స్వర్ణసహితమైన యువ గోవును దాని దూడతో కూడి, స్వర్ణవస్త్రాలతో సహా దానమిచ్చెను।

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Word by Word

• तरुणी: young (cow)
• तरुणी: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तरुणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; adjective used substantively qualifying गौः

• क्षीरसम्पन्ना: rich in milk
• क्षीरसम्पन्ना: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षीर-सम्पन्न (प्रातिपदिक; क्षीर + सम्पन्न)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'क्षीरेण सम्पन्ना' = 'abounding in milk'

• गौः: cow
• गौः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; Nominative singular

• सुवर्णयुता: adorned with gold
• सुवर्णयुता: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्ण-युत (प्रातिपदिक; सुवर्ण + युत)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'सुवर्णेन युता' = 'adorned with gold'

• शुभा: auspicious
• शुभा: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; adjective qualifying गौः

• सवत्सा: with calf
• सवत्सा: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-वत्स (प्रातिपदिक; स + वत्स)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'वत्सेन सह' = 'with a calf'

• हेमवासाः: clad/covered with gold
• हेमवासाः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हेम-वासा (प्रातिपदिक; हेम + वासा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'हेमवस्त्रवती' / 'having golden covering/cloth'

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दत्ता: was given
• दत्ता: कर्म (Object given)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; agrees with गौः

• अनेन: by this (man)
• अनेन: करण (Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: करण (Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन; Instrumental singular

Speaker

Varāha (default, dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Gift Culture
• Purāṇa Studies
• Sanskrit Philology

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It preserves a detailed template of high-status gifts (cow with calf, gold, garments), relevant to the study of ritual patronage and social economy in Purāṇic literature.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is specified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The passage highlights generosity through prestigious donations, framing such giving as ethically commendable and socially meaningful.