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Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66

Nirukta, Phonetic Variants, and Vedic Dhātu–Svara Taxonomy

ततो द्वौ कीर्तितौ विप्र धातवो दश शाब्दिकैः । क्याद्याः सप्तोभयेभाषाः सौत्राः स्तंभ्वादिकास्तथा ॥ ६६ ॥

tato dvau kīrtitau vipra dhātavo daśa śābdikaiḥ | kyādyāḥ saptobhayebhāṣāḥ sautrāḥ staṃbhvādikāstathā || 66 ||

پھر، اے وِپر، شابْدِکوں (نحوی ویاکرن آچاریوں) نے دھاتُو کے دس طبقے بھی بیان کیے—‘کْیَ’ وغیرہ سے شروع—اور وہ سات قسمیں بھی جو اُبھَی پد میں چلتی ہیں؛ نیز سُوتر پر مبنی ‘ستَمبھ’ وغیرہ کے گروہ بھی۔

ततःthen
ततः:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (अव्यय)
द्वौtwo
द्वौ:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootद्वि (प्रातिपदिक; संख्या)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual
कीर्तितौare mentioned
कीर्तितौ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootकीर्त् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त/PPP); Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Dual
विप्रO brāhmaṇa
विप्र:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular
धातवःroots
धातवः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootधातु (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
दशten
दश:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootदश (प्रातिपदिक; संख्या)
FormNumeral; used as count
शाब्दिकैःby grammarians
शाब्दिकैः:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootशाब्दिक (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; 'by grammarians/word-specialists'
क्याद्याःthose beginning with kya
क्याद्याः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootक्य + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; 'beginning with kya' (gaṇa-name)
सप्तseven
सप्त:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootसप्त (प्रातिपदिक; संख्या)
FormNumeral; used as count
उभयेभाषाःusing both voices
उभयेभाषाः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootउभय + भाष (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; tatpuruṣa: 'speaking/using both (voices)' i.e., ubhayapada
सौत्राःsūtra-based
सौत्राः:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसौत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; 'sūtra-based/mentioned in sūtras'
स्तम्भ्वादिकाःthose beginning with stambh
स्तम्भ्वादिकाः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootस्तम्भ् + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; 'beginning with stambh' (gaṇa-name)
तथाalso/likewise
तथा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
FormAdverb/particle (अव्यय); 'thus/also'

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)

Vrata: none

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

N
Narada

FAQs

It frames disciplined study of śabda (sacred language) as part of the larger Mokṣa-Dharma curriculum—showing that precise understanding of words and roots supports correct comprehension of scripture and thus aids liberation-oriented knowledge.

Indirectly: Bhakti relies on accurate recitation, meaning, and scriptural interpretation; by highlighting grammatical classifications, the text implies that devotion becomes steadier when grounded in correct śāstric understanding of mantra and Purāṇic teachings.

Vyākaraṇa (Sanskrit grammar): the verse points to technical groupings such as the ten dhātu classes, ‘ubhaya’ (both-voice) usage, and sūtra-derived classifications (e.g., stambh-ādi), reflecting systematic linguistic analysis used in Vedic study.