Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10

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

Devanagari script

पंचमी पर्यणङ्योगे इतरर्तेऽन्यदिङ्मुखे । एतैर्योगे द्वितीया स्यात्कर्मप्रवचनीयकैः ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

paṃcamī paryaṇaṅyoge itararte'nyadiṅmukhe | etairyoge dvitīyā syātkarmapravacanīyakaiḥ || 10 ||

Translation

เมื่อใช้ร่วมกับ paryaṇañ ในความหมายว่า ‘นอกจาก/ยกเว้น’ และเมื่อมีความมุ่งไปยังทิศอื่น ย่อมใช้วิภัตติที่ห้า (อปาทาน/ablativ) แต่เมื่อคำเหล่านี้เข้าประกอบเป็น karma-pravacanīya แล้ว จะใช้วิภัตติที่สอง (กรรมตรง/akusatif)

Word by Word

• पञ्चमी: the fifth case (ablative)
• पञ्चमी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विभक्तिनाम

• परि-अण-ङ्-योगे: in the usage with pari, aṇ, and ṅ (markers)
• परि-अण-ङ्-योगे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परि + अण् + ङ् + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समाहार-निर्देशः—‘परि’ उपसर्गः, ‘अण्/ङ्’ इत्येतौ प्रत्यय-संज्ञे; ‘योग’ = प्रयोग/सम्बन्ध

• इतर-अर्थे: in the sense of ‘other/else’
• इतर-अर्थे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इतर + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (इतरस्य अर्थः)

• अन्य-दिङ्-मुखे: when facing another direction
• अन्य-दिङ्-मुखे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य + दिङ् + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अन्या दिक् यस्य मुखम्/मुखे)

• एतैः: with these
• एतैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• योगे: in connection/usage
• योगे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• द्वितीया: the second case (accusative)
• द्वितीया: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विभक्तिनाम

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• कर्म-प्रवचनीयकैः: by/with the karmapravacanīya (prepositional) words
• कर्म-प्रवचनीयकैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म + प्रवचनीयक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कर्म प्रवचनीयम् येन/येषां ते)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on Vedanga—Vyakarana usage)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It frames correct speech (śabda-śuddhi) as part of Vedāṅga learning: disciplined language supports disciplined understanding, which in turn steadies dharma and higher knowledge taught in the Mokṣa-dharma context.

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

Indirectly: bhakti traditions emphasize accurate recitation and comprehension of śāstra; this verse supplies grammatical precision so mantras, stotras, and teachings are conveyed without distortion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vyākaraṇa: it teaches case-governance rules for karma-pravacanīya-like particles—when to use pañcamī (ablative) versus dvitīyā (accusative) depending on the intended sense and construction.