Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18

Jyotiṣa-śāstra Saṅgraha: Threefold Division, Gaṇita Methods, Muhūrta, and Planetary Reckoning

Devanagari script

एवं मुहुर्वर्गमूलं जायते च मुनीश्वर । समत्र्यङ्कहतिः प्रोक्तो घनस्तत्रविधिः पदे ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

evaṃ muhurvargamūlaṃ jāyate ca munīśvara | samatryaṅkahatiḥ prokto ghanastatravidhiḥ pade || 18 ||

Translation

Như vậy, hỡi bậc chúa tể các hiền triết, căn bậc hai được thu nhận lặp đi lặp lại. Và tích của ba chữ số bằng nhau được gọi là “ghana” (lập phương); trong trường hợp ấy, phép thức cũng phải áp dụng từng bước.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय; adverb ‘thus’

• मुहुः: repeatedly
• मुहुः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय; adverb ‘repeatedly’

• वर्गमूलम्: the square root
• वर्गमूलम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ग-मूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular neuter

• जायते: is obtained
• जायते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘arises/is obtained’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• मुनीश्वर: O lord of sages
• मुनीश्वर: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; vocative ‘lord of sages’

• समत्र्यङ्कहतिः: the ‘sama-tryaṅka-hati’ (technical operation)
• समत्र्यङ्कहतिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम-त्रि-अङ्क-हति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular feminine (technical term)

• प्रोक्तः: is declared
• प्रोक्तः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु) + क्त → प्रोक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective (said/declared)

• घनः: a cube (solid)
• घनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• तत्र: there/in that case
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय; adverb ‘there/in that context’

• विधिः: the rule/procedure
• विधिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; nominative singular masculine

• पदे: in the step/position
• पदे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; locative singular

Speaker

Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada

FAQs

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

It presents disciplined, step-by-step shastric method (vidhi) as part of Moksha-oriented training—showing that clarity of intellect and orderly procedure support higher understanding.

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

Direct bhakti is not stated here; instead, the verse models attentive practice and correct method—qualities that also stabilize the mind for devotion and contemplation.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

A technical, Vedanga-like computational teaching: extracting the square root (varga-mūla) and defining the cube (ghana) as the product involving three equal numerals, applied procedurally step by step.