Shloka 33

मुक्ता-उत्पत्ति-भेदाः, मूल्य-मान-निर्णयः, शोधन-परीक्षा-लक्षणानि

Pearl Sources, Valuation, Refinement, and Identification

Devanagari script

चत्वारिंशद्र भवेत्तस्यास्त्रिंशन्मूल्यं लभेत् सा / पञ्चाशत्तु भवेत्सोमस्तस्य मूल्यं तु विंशतिः

Transliteration

catvāriṃśadra bhavettasyāstriṃśanmūlyaṃ labhet sā / pañcāśattu bhavetsomastasya mūlyaṃ tu viṃśatiḥ

Translation

Kung umabot sa apatnapu (sa bilang), nakakamit nito ang halagang tatlumpu. Ngunit kung ang Soma ay maging limampu, ang halaga nito ay dalawampu.

Word by Word

• catvāriṃśat: forty
• catvāriṃśat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: catvāriṃśat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (संख्यावाचक), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• ra: (textual particle)
• ra: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ra (अव्यय/पाठभेद)
• Form: अव्यय; पाठभेद/अनर्थक-निपात (textual particle)

• bhavet: would be
• bhavet: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tasyāḥ: of it
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• triṃśat-mūlyam: price of thirty
• triṃśat-mūlyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: triṃśat (प्रातिपदिक) + mūlya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (संख्यावाचक-निर्देश), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• labhet: would obtain
• labhet: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• sā: it/she (that measure)
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• pañcāśat: fifty
• pañcāśat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcāśat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (संख्यावाचक), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• bhavet: would be
• bhavet: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• somaḥ: (called) soma
• somaḥ: Karta (Predicate-name/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tasya: of that
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• mūlyam: price
• mūlyam: Karma/Pratipādya (Predicate-noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūlya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, विशेषार्थक (indeed)

• viṃśatiḥ: twenty
• viṃśatiḥ: Karta (Predicate-number/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṃśati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (संख्यावाचक), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in dialogue addressing Garuda/Vinatā-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Value is contextual and category-dependent; numerical increase can correspond to lower price depending on grade/standard.

Vedantic Theme: Relativity of nāma-rūpa classifications; the need for buddhi to grasp contextual dharma in transactions.

Application: Do not assume linear pricing; understand category definitions and market standards before buying/selling.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.69.30; Garuda Purana 1.69.32; Garuda Purana 1.69.34

Characters & Entities

• Soma

FAQs

What is the importance of ritual “value” (mūlya) in the Garuda Purana?

This verse reflects a framework where offerings/ritual components are assigned comparative values, used to assess the efficacy or equivalence of ritual performance within prescribed post-death rites.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

Indirectly: by emphasizing quantified ritual equivalences, it supports the broader Preta-kāṇḍa theme that correct rites and offerings aid the departed in transitional after-death states.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Follow śrāddha and related rites with fidelity to authentic guidance and intent; where substitutions are made, ensure they are tradition-approved rather than arbitrary.