Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18

Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning

Devanagari script

एवं मुहुर्वर्गमूलं जायते च मुनीश्वर । समत्र्यङ्कहतिः प्रोक्तो घनस्तत्रविधिः पदे ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ muhurvargamūlaṃ jāyate ca munīśvara | samatryaṅkahatiḥ prokto ghanastatravidhiḥ pade || 18 ||

Translation

ดังนี้ โอ้จอมแห่งฤๅษี ย่อมได้รากกำลังสองซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า และผลคูณของเลขสามตัวที่เท่ากันเรียกว่า ‘ฆนะ’ (กำลังสาม/ลูกบาศก์) ในกรณีนั้นก็พึงใช้วิธีการทีละขั้นเช่นกัน

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय; adverb ‘thus’

• मुहुः: repeatedly
• मुहुः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय; adverb ‘repeatedly’

• वर्गमूलम्: the square root
• वर्गमूलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ग-मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular neuter

• जायते: is obtained
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘arises/is obtained’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; vocative ‘lord of sages’

• समत्र्यङ्कहतिः: the ‘sama-tryaṅka-hati’ (technical operation)
• समत्र्यङ्कहतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम-त्रि-अङ्क-हति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular feminine (technical term)

• प्रोक्तः: is declared
• प्रोक्तः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु) + क्त → प्रोक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective (said/declared)

• घनः: a cube (solid)
• घनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• तत्र: there/in that case
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय; adverb ‘there/in that context’

• विधिः: the rule/procedure
• विधिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• पदे: in the step/position
• पदे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative singular

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It presents disciplined, step-by-step shastric method (vidhi) as part of Moksha-oriented training—showing that clarity of intellect and orderly procedure support higher understanding.

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

Direct bhakti is not stated here; instead, the verse models attentive practice and correct method—qualities that also stabilize the mind for devotion and contemplation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical, Vedanga-like computational teaching: extracting the square root (varga-mūla) and defining the cube (ghana) as the product involving three equal numerals, applied procedurally step by step.