Varaha Purana 205.21: Adhyaya 205, Shloka 21

Description of the Proclamation of Auspicious and Inauspicious Karmic Results

Devanagari script

तेन दत्तं द्विजातिभ्यो मधुखण्डपुरःसरम् ॥ रसैश्च विविधैर्युक्तं सर्वगन्धमनोहरम् ॥

Recitation with translationVaraha Purana 205.21

Transliteration

tena dattaṃ dvijātibhyo madhukhaṇḍapuraḥsaram || rasaiś ca vividhair yuktaṃ sarvagandhamanoharam ||

Translation

เขาได้ถวายทานแก่ทวิชะทั้งหลาย คือ น้ำผึ้ง น้ำตาลกรวด และสิ่งอื่นๆ อันประกอบด้วยรสหลากหลาย และหอมรื่นด้วยกลิ่นทุกประการ

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Word by Word

• तेन: by him
• तेन: करण (Instrument/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: कर्म (Object given)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; agrees with implied 'दानम्/वस्तु'

• द्विजातिभ्यः: to the twice-born
• द्विजातिभ्यः: सम्प्रदान (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजाति (प्रातिपदिक; द्वि + जाति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान) बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'द्विजानां जातिः' → 'twice-born (Brahmins etc.)'

• मधुखण्डपुरःसरम्: preceded/accompanied by honey and sugar
• मधुखण्डपुरःसरम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधु-खण्ड-पुरःसर (प्रातिपदिक; मधु + खण्ड + पुरःसर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: 'यस्य पुरःसरं मधुखण्डम्' = 'with honey and sugar in front/precedence' (i.e., accompanied/preceded by honey-sugar offering)

• रसैः: with juices/flavours
• रसैः: करण (Instrument/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया बहुवचन; adjective agreeing with रसैः

• युक्तम्: endowed/combined
• युक्तम्: विशेषण (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; 'endowed/combined'

• सर्वगन्धमनोहरम्: delightful with all fragrances
• सर्वगन्धमनोहरम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-गन्ध-मनॊहर (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + गन्ध + मनोहर)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'सर्वगन्धैः मनोहरम्' = 'charming with all fragrances'

Speaker

Varāha (default, dialogue framework)

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Dāna Traditions
• Sanskrit Philology
• Purāṇa Studies

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

It documents a common Purāṇic pattern of cataloging dāna items (edibles, aromatics), useful for reconstructing ritual economies and material culture in Sanskrit sources.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name appears in this verse.

What is the primary ethical instruction?

The verse promotes generosity through gifting valued consumables to learned/ritual recipients, presenting giving as a culturally endorsed ethical act.