Home›Garuda Purana›Brahma Khanda›Adhyaya 211›Shloka 4
←Previous Verse
Next Verse→

Shloka 4

Chandas-Nirṇaya: Āpīḍa to Gāthā—Pāda, Gaṇa, and Special Substitutions

Devanagari script

(इति पदचतुरूर्ध्वप्रकरणम्) / सजौ सलौ च प्रथमे नसजा गो द्वितीयके / तृतीये भनभा गश्च चतुर्थे सजसा जगौ

Transliteration

(iti padacaturūrdhvaprakaraṇam) / sajau salau ca prathame nasajā go dvitīyake / tṛtīye bhanabhā gaśca caturthe sajasā jagau

Translation

(Sa gayon nagtatapos ang bahagi tungkol sa apat na (uri) ng ‘pada’ at sa pataas na pag-aayos.) Sa una ay may ‘sajau’ at ‘salau’; sa ikalawa, ‘nasajā’ at ‘go’; sa ikatlo, ‘bhanabhā’ at ‘ga’; at sa ikaapat, ‘sajasā’ at ‘jagau’.

Word by Word
इतिthus
इति:
Discourse marker (समाप्ति)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक निपात
पदचतुरूर्ध्वप्रकरणम्the section on padacaturūrdhva
पदचतुरूर्ध्वप्रकरणम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपद-चतुरूर्ध्व-प्रकरण (प्रातिपदिक; पद + चतुरूर्ध्व + प्रकरण)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (पदचतुरूर्ध्वस्य प्रकरणम्)
सजौthe gaṇas ‘sa’ and ‘jau’ (as a pair)
सजौ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसजौ (प्रातिपदिक/छन्दोगणनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन (गणद्वयवाचक); छन्दोगण-नाम (technical)
सलौthe gaṇas ‘sa’ and ‘lau’ (as a pair)
सलौ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसलौ (प्रातिपदिक/छन्दोगणनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; छन्दोगण-नाम (technical)
चand
च:
Connector (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
प्रथमेin the first (pāda)
प्रथमे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
नसजाthe gaṇa ‘nasajā’
नसजा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनसजा (प्रातिपदिक/छन्दोगणनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; छन्दोगण-नाम (technical)
गःthe gaṇa ‘ga’
गः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootग (प्रातिपदिक/छन्दोगणनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; छन्दोगण-नाम (technical)
द्वितीयकेin the second
द्वितीयके:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootद्वितीयक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘in the second (pāda)’
तृतीयेin the third
तृतीये:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतृतीय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
भनभाःthe gaṇa ‘bhanabhā’
भनभाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभनभा (प्रातिपदिक/छन्दोगणनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; छन्दोगण-नाम (technical)
गःthe gaṇa ‘ga’
गः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootग (प्रातिपदिक/छन्दोगणनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; छन्दोगण-नाम (technical)
चand
च:
Connector (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
चतुर्थेin the fourth
चतुर्थे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootचतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
सजसाthe gaṇa ‘sajasā’
सजसा:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसजसा (प्रातिपदिक/छन्दोगणनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; छन्दोगण-नाम (technical)
जगौthe gaṇa ‘jagau’
जगौ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootजगौ (प्रातिपदिक/छन्दोगणनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; छन्दोगण-नाम (technical)
Speaker

Suta (narrator) / Purana compiler voice (instructional metrical note)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mnemonic enumeration of gaṇa patterns across four arrangements; knowledge preserved through compact formulae.

Vedantic Theme: Śabda as carrier of knowledge; compression (saṅkṣepa) enabling faithful transmission.

Application: Use the listed gaṇa pairs per case as a mnemonic key when scanning or teaching the ‘pada-caturūrdhva’ arrangements.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.211.1-3 (definitions leading to this summary); Garuda Purana 1.211.5 (additional patterns ‘Saurabhaka’, ‘Lalita’)

Characters & Entities
G
Garuda
V
Vishnu

FAQs

This verse functions as a technical summary (colophon-style) listing mnemonic pattern-names used to classify verse-structure; it helps preserve correct recitation and textual transmission.

It does not describe afterlife doctrine directly; it is a prosodic/structural note about how the text’s verses are organized or recited.

Use it as a guide for accurate chanting and study—maintaining correct meter and pronunciation supports faithful learning, recitation, and archiving of Garuda Purana passages.

←Previous Verse
Next Verse→