Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

प्रोच्यते विषमं त्वाद्यं समे द्वे च ततः परम् । विशोध्यं विषमादंत्याद्धनं तन्मूलमुच्यते ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

procyate viṣamaṃ tvādyaṃ same dve ca tataḥ param | viśodhyaṃ viṣamādaṃtyāddhanaṃ tanmūlamucyate || 19 ||

Translation

พจน์แรกกล่าวว่าเป็นจำนวนคี่; จากนั้นสองพจน์ถัดไปเป็นจำนวนคู่ เมื่อหักส่วนที่ต้องการออกจากพจน์คี่สุดท้ายแล้ว ส่วนที่เหลือประกาศว่าเป็นรากฐานของทรัพย์นั้น

Word by Word

• प्रोच्यते: is stated/declared
• प्रोच्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• विषमम्: the odd (number/term)
• विषमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ (contrast/emphasis)

• आद्यम्: the first
• आद्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (qualifier) विषमम्

• समे: in the even (case)
• समे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी (locative), एकवचन (singular)

• द्वे: two
• द्वे: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom./acc.), द्विवचन (dual)

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

• ततः: thereafter/from that
• ततः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपादानार्थ/क्रम (from that/thereafter)

• परम्: further/next
• परम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (accusative), एकवचन (singular); क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial use)

• विशोध्यम्: to be subtracted/cleared
• विशोध्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + शुध् (धातु) + य (कृत्)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘to be purified/cleared’

• विषमात्: from the odd (term)
• विषमात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विषम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (ablative), एकवचन

• अन्त्यात्: from the last
• अन्त्यात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (ablative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) विषमात्

• घनम्: the cube (power)
• घनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्-मूलम्: its root
• तत्-मूलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘of that’ + ‘root’

• उच्यते: is called/said
• उच्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in an instructional sequence)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It shows that Moksha-dharma teaching in the Narada Purana also preserves disciplined, precise methods of knowledge—training the mind in clarity and correct procedure, which supports dharmic living and steady contemplation.

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

While not directly a bhakti verse, it reflects the Purana’s broader method: orderly knowledge and right conduct (dharma) become supportive limbs for a devotee’s life, helping maintain integrity, accuracy, and responsibility in worldly dealings.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A gaṇita-style computational rule using parity (odd/even terms) and subtraction to determine a ‘root’ amount—an applied technical instruction aligned with the Purana’s transmission of practical sciences.