Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76
Pāpa-bheda, Naraka-yātanā, Mahāpātaka-vicāra, Atonement Limits, Daśa-vidhā Bhakti, and Gaṅgā as Final Remedy
Devanagari script
यो हन्ति ब्राह्मणं गां च क्षत्रियं च नृपोत्तमम् । स चापि यातनाः सर्वा भुंक्ते कल्पेषु पञ्चसु ॥ ७६ ॥
Transliteration
yo hanti brāhmaṇaṃ gāṃ ca kṣatriyaṃ ca nṛpottamam | sa cāpi yātanāḥ sarvā bhuṃkte kalpeṣu pañcasu || 76 ||
Translation
Ang sinumang pumatay sa isang Brahmana, sa isang baka, at sa isang Kshatriya na dakilang hari—siya man ay magtitiis ng lahat ng parusa, at mararanasan iyon sa loob ng limang kalpa.
Word by Word
yaḥwho
yaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); relative pronoun
hantikills
hanti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Roothan (धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
brāhmaṇama Brahmin
brāhmaṇam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbrāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
gāma cow
gām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootgo (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
caand
ca:
Avyaya (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
kṣatriyama Kshatriya
kṣatriyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkṣatriya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
caand
ca:
Avyaya (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
nṛpa-uttamamthe best king
nṛpa-uttamam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnṛpa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); ‘best of kings’
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
caand
ca:
Avyaya (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
apialso/even
api:
Avyaya (अव्यय-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात) meaning ‘also/even’
yātanāḥtortures/punishments
yātanāḥ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyātanā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
sarvāḥall
sarvāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of yātanāḥ
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
bhuṅktehe undergoes/experiences
bhuṅkte:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhuj (धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
kalpeṣuin (the) kalpas/aeons
kalpeṣu:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkalpa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन)
pañcasuin five
pañcasu:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of kalpeṣu
TypeAdjective
Rootpañcan (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); numeral adjective agreeing with kalpeṣu
Speaker
Narrator (textual voice; not specified in the verse itself)
Vrata Kalpa
Vrata: none
Verse Rasa
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Characters & Entities
{
{'entity': 'brāhmaṇa', 'type': 'social/religious class'}{
{'entity': 'gā (cow)', 'type': 'animal/sacred symbol'}{
{'entity': 'kṣatriya', 'type': 'social class'}{
{'entity': 'nṛpottama (excellent king)', 'type': 'royal figure/title'}{
{'entity': 'kalpa', 'type': 'cosmological time unit'}FAQs