Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88

Vyākaraṇa-saṅgraha: Pada–Vibhakti–Kāraka–Lakāra–Samāsa

Devanagari script

फलव्यापारयोर्द्धातुराश्रये तु तिङः स्मृताः । फले प्रधानं व्यापारस्तिङ्र्थस्तु विशेषणम् ॥ ८८ ॥

Transliteration

phalavyāpārayorddhāturāśraye tu tiṅaḥ smṛtāḥ | phale pradhānaṃ vyāpārastiṅrthastu viśeṣaṇam || 88 ||

Translation

پھل اور عمل/تجارت—دونوں کے سہارے والے دھاتو کے باب میں تِنگ (tiṅ) کے صیغے بتائے گئے ہیں۔ پھل کے اظہار میں عمل ہی اصل ہے، اور تِنگ کا مفہوم صفت کی طرح آتا ہے۔ ۸۸

Word by Word

• फल-व्यापारयोः: of (the) result and activity
• फल-व्यापारयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक) + व्यापार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual (द्विवचन); द्वन्द्व-समासः (फलः च व्यापारः च)

• धातु-राश्रये: in the basis of the root
• धातु-राश्रये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धातु (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धातोः आश्रये)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) expressing contrast/emphasis

• तिङः: tiṅ-endings (verbal terminations)
• तिङः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिङ् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; technical term for verbal endings

• स्मृताः: are regarded
• स्मृताः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: Past Passive Participle (कृत्: क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural; passive sense ‘are considered/remembered’

• फले: in the result
• फले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• प्रधानम्: primary
• प्रधानम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with implied ‘(something)’/or with ‘व्यापारः’ by sense as predicate adjective

• व्यापारः: activity/operation
• व्यापारः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यापार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• तिङ्-अर्थः: the meaning of tiṅ (verbal ending)
• तिङ्-अर्थः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिङ् (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तिङः अर्थः)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• विशेषणम्: a qualifier/adjective
• विशेषणम्: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate nominal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; predicate nominal

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It frames precise understanding of speech (śabda) through Vyākaraṇa as a support for right knowledge; clarity about action and result aids disciplined study of śāstra, which is treated as a means toward Mokṣa-oriented discernment.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Indirectly: by sharpening grammatical comprehension, it strengthens correct recitation, hearing, and interpretation of Vishnu-centered teachings—supporting bhakti practices that rely on accurate mantra and śāstra understanding.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vyākaraṇa (grammar): it distinguishes the dhātu’s relation to action (vyāpāra) and result (phala), and explains that tiṅ-endings contribute qualifying information such as person/number/tense/mood to the verb’s meaning.