Home›Garuda Purana›Brahma Khanda›Adhyaya 210›Shloka 1
←Previous Verse
Next Verse→

Shloka 1

Chandas-Lakṣaṇa: Upacitraka, Vegavatī, Bhadravirāṭ, Viparītākhyānaka, Vaitālīya

Aparavaktra

Devanagari script

नाम नवोत्तरद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः सूत उवाच / सससलगाश्च विषमे पादे यद्युपचित्रकम् / समे भौ भगगाः स्युश्च द्रुतमध्या भभौ भगौ

Transliteration

nāma navottaradviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ sūta uvāca / sasasalagāśca viṣame pāde yadyupacitrakam / same bhau bhagagāḥ syuśca drutamadhyā bhabhau bhagau

Translation

Sūta thưa: “Đây gọi là chương thứ hai trăm mười. Nếu ở pāda lẻ có mô thức ‘sa-sa-sa-la-gā’ thì gọi là Upacitrakam. Ở pāda chẵn phải có ‘bhau’ và ‘bha-ga-gā’; và khi phần giữa nhẹ, nhanh, thì chuỗi là ‘bha-bhau’ và ‘bha-gau’.”

Word by Word
nāma(entitled)
nāma:
Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnāma (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; नामनिर्देशार्थ-निपात (particle introducing a title)
navottara-dviśatatamaḥthe 209th
navottara-dviśatatamaḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnava (संख्या) + uttara (प्रातिपदिक) + dviśata (प्रातिपदिक) + tama (प्रत्यय; तमत्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal)
adhyāyaḥchapter
adhyāyaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootadhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
sūtaḥSūta
sūtaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsūta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
sasasa-lagāḥ(the gaṇas) sa, sasa, and lagā
sasasa-lagāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsa (छन्दः-गणनाम) + sasa (छन्दः-गणनाम) + lagā (छन्दः-गणनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (copulative)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)
viṣamein the odd (pāda)
viṣame:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootviṣama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘विषम’ = odd (position)
pādein the pāda (quarter)
pāde:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootpāda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; छन्दः-परिभाषा (quarter/foot)
yadiif
yadi:
Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyadi (अव्यय)
Formशर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)
upacitrakam(it is) Upacitraka (a metre)
upacitrakam:
Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootupacitraka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nominative/Accusative), एकवचन; छन्दः-नाम (metre name)
samein the even (pāda)
same:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘सम’ = even (position)
bhau(the gaṇa) bhau
bhau:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhau (छन्दः-गणनाम; प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन/बहुवचन-प्रयोग (technical listing form)
bhagagāḥbhagagā (gaṇas)
bhagagāḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhagagā (छन्दः-गणनाम; प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
syuḥwould be/are to be
syuḥ:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√as (धातु)
Formलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)
druta-madhyāḥhaving a quick middle
druta-madhyāḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdruta (प्रातिपदिक) + madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘द्रुत’ (quick) + ‘मध्य’ (middle)
bhabhau(the gaṇas) bhabhau
bhabhau:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhabhau (छन्दः-गणनाम; प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन/बहुवचन-प्रयोग (technical listing form)
bhagau(the gaṇas) bhagau
bhagau:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhagau (छन्दः-गणनाम; प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन/बहुवचन-प्रयोग (technical listing form)
Speaker

Sūta

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.210 (chapter on chandas/metre patterns: Upacitrakam etc.); Earlier gaṇa-sañjñā explanations in 1.209 (contextual continuity)

Characters & Entities
S
Sūta

FAQs

In this verse, “Upacitrakam” is presented as a metrical/prosodic designation, helping preserve correct recitation and textual transmission by specifying gaṇa patterns for different pādas.

It distinguishes the odd and even quarters (viṣama/sama pāda) and assigns specific gaṇa sequences to each, indicating that meter is determined by patterned groupings of syllables.

Use these gaṇa cues to chant or scan the verse accurately—supporting correct pronunciation, rhythm, and reliable copying/teaching of Garuda Purana passages.

←Previous Verse
Next Verse→