Varaha Purana 112.8: Adhyaya 112, Shloka 8

Praise and Procedure of Donating the Two-Faced Kapilā Cow and the Golden Pot

Hema-kumbha

Devanagari script

तपसस्तप एवाग्र्यं व्रतानां व्रतमुत्तमम् ॥ दानानामुत्तमं दानं निधीनां ह्येतदक्षयम्

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 112.8

Transliteration

tapasas tapa evāgryaṃ vratānāṃ vratam uttamam || dānānām uttamaṃ dānaṃ nidhīnāṃ hy etad akṣayam

Translation

ในบรรดาตบะทั้งหลาย นี่คือ ตบะอันประเสริฐยิ่ง; ในบรรดาวรตทั้งหลาย นี่คือ วรตอันสูงสุด. ในบรรดาทานทั้งหลาย นี่คือ ทานอันยอดเยี่ยม; และในบรรดาขุมทรัพย์ทั้งหลาย นี่แลเป็นสิ่งไม่เสื่อมสูญ

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Word by Word

• तपसः: of austerity
• तपसः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• तपः: austerity
• तपः: विशेष्य-निर्देश (विधेय/Predicative nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; Nominative/Accusative singular (predicative)

• एव: indeed / alone
• एव: निपात (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात; emphatic particle

• अग्र्यम्: foremost
• अग्र्यम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; agrees with तपः

• व्रतानाम्: of vows
• व्रतानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• व्रतम्: vow
• व्रतम्: विशेष्य-निर्देश (विधेय/Predicative nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicative

• उत्तमम्: best
• उत्तमम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; agrees with व्रतम्

• दानानाम्: of gifts/charities
• दानानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• उत्तमम्: best
• उत्तमम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; agrees with दानम्

• दानम्: gift/charity
• दानम्: विशेष्य-निर्देश (विधेय/Predicative nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; predicative

• निधीनाम्: of treasures
• निधीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• हि: for / indeed
• हि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; कारण/प्रमाणसूचक particle

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: विशेष्य-निर्देश (Subject/predicate reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• अक्षयम्: imperishable
• अक्षयम्: विशेषण (Adjectival qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; agrees with एतत् (or implied वस्तु)

Speaker

Varāha

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Ethics
• Dāna Traditions
• Comparative Religious Vocabulary

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Such ranking lists are characteristic of Dharma-oriented Purāṇic passages, providing a mnemonic ethical taxonomy that shaped later vernacular and ritual discourse.

Which geographic location is identified?

No geographic location is identified.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

It advances a comparative ethics: certain forms of disciplined conduct and giving are presented as especially enduring in their moral value (akṣaya).