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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42

Nirukta, Phonetic Variants, and Vedic Dhātu–Svara Taxonomy

विदाद यस्तु चत्वारः परस्मैपदिनो मताः । ञिष्वप्शये समुद्दिष्टः परस्मैपदिकस्तथा ॥ ४२ ॥

vidāda yastu catvāraḥ parasmaipadino matāḥ | ñiṣvapśaye samuddiṣṭaḥ parasmaipadikastathā || 42 ||

ان میں ‘وِداد’ سے شروع ہونے والی چار صورتیں پرسمیپد (فعال صیغے) مانی گئی ہیں؛ اور ‘ञिष्वप्शय’ کے طور پر جو تعلیم دی گئی ہے، وہ بھی پرسمیپدِک ہی سمجھی جائے۔

vidāda(the group called) vidāda / adādi-class indicator
vidāda:
Karta (कर्ता/उद्देश्य-निर्देशः)
TypeNoun
Rootvidāda (प्रातिपदिक/धातुनाम-समाहारः)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; धातुगण-नाम (अदादिगण-सूचक)
yaḥwho/which
yaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सूचक सर्वनाम
tubut/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्धक)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formनिपात/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle)
catvāraḥfour
catvāraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootcatvāri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; संख्या
parasmaipadinaḥparasmaipada-verbs (parasmaipadins)
parasmaipadinaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootparasmaipada + in (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (परस्मैपदस्य इति)
matāḥare considered
matāḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
TypeVerb
Rootman (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/ta), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः—‘considered/held to be’
ñiṣvapśayein/with the root ñiṣvap
ñiṣvapśaye:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/सप्तमी)
TypeNoun
Rootñiṣvap (धातु)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; धातु-निर्देशः (धातुनाम)
samuddiṣṭaḥis declared/indicated
samuddiṣṭaḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया/विधेय)
TypeVerb
Rootsam + ud + diś (धातु) + ta (कृत्)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/ta), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘is indicated/declared’
parasmaipadikaḥparasmaipada-type
parasmaipadikaḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootparasmaipada + ika (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘belonging to parasmaipada’
tathāthus/also
tathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्धक)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb)

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a Vedanga/Vyakarana passage)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

N
Narada
S
Sanatkumara

FAQs

It underscores that disciplined śāstra-study (especially Vedāṅga-Vyākaraṇa) supports correct understanding and recitation of sacred texts, which is treated as an aid to dharma and mokṣa-oriented learning.

Indirectly: by preserving precise grammatical knowledge, a devotee safeguards accurate mantra, stotra, and Purāṇic recitation—supporting steady Vishnu-bhakti through correct śravaṇa and kīrtana.

Vyākaraṇa (Sanskrit grammar): it classifies specific example-forms as parasmaipada and identifies a taught form as parasmaipadika, reflecting technical rules used in correct derivation and usage.