Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 68
Nirukta, Phonetic Variants, and Vedic Dhātu–Svara Taxonomy
वृङ्ङात्मनेपदी धातुः र्श्रथाद्याश्चैकविंशतिः । परस्मैपदिनश्चाथ स्वरितेद्ग्रह एव च ॥ ६८ ॥
vṛṅṅātmanepadī dhātuḥ rśrathādyāścaikaviṃśatiḥ | parasmaipadinaścātha svaritedgraha eva ca || 68 ||
ธาตุ “วฤง” เป็นอาตมเนปท (ātmanepada); หมวดที่ขึ้นต้นด้วย “รศรถ” มีจำนวนยี่สิบเอ็ด. ต่อไปเป็นธาตุปรัสไมปท; และสำหรับธาตุที่มีเครื่องหมายสวริตะ (svarita) ให้ถือเอาเพียงเครื่องหมาย ‘อิต’ (it) เท่านั้นเป็นตัวชี้
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada on Vedanga-Vyakarana)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It highlights that precise knowledge of Vyākaraṇa (grammar) is part of Vedic discipline: correct identification of roots, voices, and markers safeguards accurate recitation and understanding, which supports dharma and higher pursuit (mokṣa) through properly formed speech.
Indirectly: bhakti practices rely on correct nāma, mantra, and stotra usage. By teaching technical rules of dhātu and ‘it’ markers, the text underlines that devotion is strengthened when worship is performed with linguistic precision and scriptural fidelity.
Vedāṅga-Vyākaraṇa: classification of dhātus into Ātmanepada/Parasmaipada and the operational rule regarding svarita-marked ‘it’ indicators used in grammatical derivation.