Shloka 18

Dṛṣṭānta on Siddhi: Pitṛ-Procedure, Non-Delusion, and Vyākaraṇa Classifications

Devanagari script

भ्रूः पुनर्भूस्तथा धेनुः स्वसा माता च नौ स्त्रियः / वाक्स्रग्दिङ्मुत्क्रुधः प्रायो युवतिः कुकुभस्तथा

Transliteration

bhrūḥ punarbhūstathā dhenuḥ svasā mātā ca nau striyaḥ / vāksragdiṅmutkrudhaḥ prāyo yuvatiḥ kukubhastathā

Translation

بھرو (ابرو)، پُنربھو (پُنوَرجات بھومی)، دھینو، سْوَسا اور ماتا—یہ نو عورتوں میں شمار کیے گئے ہیں۔ اسی طرح واک، سْرَگ (مالا)، دِک، مُد (سرور)، کْرُدھ (غصہ)، عموماً یووتی اور کُکُبھ—یہ بھی اسی طور کہے جاتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• भ्रूः: eyebrow
• भ्रूः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुनर्भूः: remarried woman
• पुनर्भूः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनर् + भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय (punar-bhū = ‘one who becomes again’, i.e., remarried woman)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• धेनुः: cow
• धेनुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वसा: sister
• स्वसा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वसृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• माता: mother
• माता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• नौ: indeed/just (particle)
• नौ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नौ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle; emphasis/limitation in enumeration)

• स्त्रियः: women (feminine nouns)
• स्त्रियः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• वाक्: speech
• वाक्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्रक्: garland
• स्रक्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्रज् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• दिक्: direction
• दिक्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मुत्: mut (lexical term)
• मुत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); दुर्लभ-प्रातिपदिक (rare lexical item)

• क्रुधः: wraths/anger (as a nominal form)
• क्रुधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural); धातुज-प्रातिपदिक (root-noun)

• प्रायः: generally; mostly
• प्रायः: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रायः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• युवतिः: young woman
• युवतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युवति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुकुभः: quarters/directions (kakubh)
• कुकुभः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुकुभ् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (narrating to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Conceptual grouping: relational (mother/sister), natural (cow/earth), and abstract (speech/directions/emotions) treated under a single grammatical convention.

Vedantic Theme: Mind’s structuring power: the same consciousness organizes disparate phenomena through linguistic categories.

Application: In interpretation, distinguish semantic class from grammatical gender; do not infer ‘female-ness’ from feminine gender—use it as a linguistic tool.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.206.15; Garuda Purana 1.206.16; Garuda Purana 1.206.17; Garuda Purana 1.206.19

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of identifying the 'nine women' in the Garuda Purana?

This verse groups certain revered or symbolically feminine principles (mother, sister, cow, etc.) as objects of special respect, reinforcing dharma through careful conduct and restraint.

How does this verse relate to the Garuda Purana’s broader teaching on karma?

By highlighting speech, anger, and relations like mother and sister, it points to everyday actions that generate karma—ethical behavior in ordinary life is treated as spiritually consequential.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Practice reverence and protection toward mother-like figures, avoid harmful speech, and cultivate control over anger—small disciplines that align daily life with dharma.