Shloka 7

Nāmāṣṭottara-dviśata: Gaṇa–Chandas–Yati Catalogue and Mnemonic Coding

Devanagari script

मत्ता मभसगैर्युक्ता नरजा गो मनोरमा / पङ्क्तिच्छन्दः समाख्यातं जसता गावुपस्थितम्

Transliteration

mattā mabhasagairyuktā narajā go manoramā / paṅkticchandaḥ samākhyātaṃ jasatā gāvupasthitam

Translation

“مَتّا” چھند مَبھس گنوں کے ساتھ یُکت ہے، اور نَرجا، گو اور منورما گنوں سے بھی ملا ہوا ہے۔ اسی کو “پنگکتی” نامی چھند کہا گیا ہے؛ یہ “جَسَتا” کہلانے والے گن-ون्यास کے ساتھ پیش ہوتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• मत्ता: (the metre) Mattā
• मत्ता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्ता (प्रातिपदिक; छन्दोनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine nominative singular

• मभसगैः: by the ‘ma-bha-sa-ga’ (gaṇa-patterns)
• मभसगैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मभसग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• युक्ता: joined/combined (with)
• युक्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Past participle used adjectivally

• नरजा: ‘narajā’ (a gaṇa-pattern)
• नरजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरजा (प्रातिपदिक/छन्दोगण-नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• गो: ‘go’ (a gaṇa-pattern/name)
• गो: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• मनोरमा: (the metre) Manoramā
• मनोरमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् + रमा (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine nominative singular

• पङ्क्तिच्छन्दः: the Paṅkti metre
• पङ्क्तिच्छन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पङ्क्ति + छन्दस् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter nominative singular

• समाख्यातम्: is declared / is called
• समाख्यातम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Past passive participle ‘declared/named’

• जसता: by/with ‘jasatā’ (a gaṇa-pattern)
• जसता: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जसत (प्रातिपदिक/छन्दोगण-नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• गौ: two ‘gau’ gaṇas
• गौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौ (प्रातिपदिक/छन्दोगण-नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; Dual (nom./acc.)

• उपस्थितम्: present/arranged/occurring
• उपस्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप + स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Past participle used adjectivally

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra, in a chandas/metre explanation section)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Mnemonics as a vehicle of precision: named gaṇa clusters function as compact knowledge units enabling faithful transmission.

Vedantic Theme: Śabda-pramāṇa: reliable knowledge through well-structured verbal tradition; disciplined speech supports truth-bearing instruction.

Application: Memorize the gaṇa-name chain as a checksum for Paṅkti; use it to audit a verse’s syllabic pattern during composition or chanting.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.209 (Paṅkti and related metres)

Characters & Entities

• Garuda
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the importance of Paṅkti chanda in the Garuda Purana?

This verse treats Paṅkti as a formally defined metre, showing that the Garuda Purana also preserves technical chandas knowledge used to compose and correctly recite scripture.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not describe the soul’s journey here; instead, it provides a metrical (chandas) definition, likely part of a section on textual form, recitation, or classification of verses.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

Use it to support accurate chanting/recitation and to verify metre when digitizing, proofreading, or teaching Garuda Purana verses in Sanskrit.