Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48

The Greatness of the Gaṅgā

Gaṅgāmāhātmya

Devanagari script

हरिशंकरयोर्मध्ये ब्रह्मणश्चापि यो नरः । भेदं करोति सोऽभ्येति नरकं भृशदारुणम् ॥ ४८ ॥

Transliteration

hariśaṃkarayormadhye brahmaṇaścāpi yo naraḥ | bhedaṃ karoti so'bhyeti narakaṃ bhṛśadāruṇam || 48 ||

Translation

Ai tạo sự phân biệt giữa Hari và Śaṅkara, lại còn phân biệt họ với Brahmā, người ấy sẽ rơi vào địa ngục vô cùng khủng khiếp.

Word by Word

• hari-śaṅkarayoḥ: of Hari and Śaṅkara
• hari-śaṅkarayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + śaṅkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual; itaretara-dvandva

• madhye: between/in the midst
• madhye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; 'in the midst/between'

• brahmaṇaḥ: of Brahmā
• brahmaṇaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction particle (समुच्चय-बोधक)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (अपि = also/even)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; relative pronoun

• naraḥ: man/person
• naraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; apposition to 'yaḥ'

• bhedam: difference
• bhedam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• karoti: makes
• karoti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• abhyeti: goes to/attains
• abhyeti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √i (धातु) with prefix abhi-
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• narakam: hell
• narakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; goal

• bhṛśa-dāruṇam: exceedingly dreadful
• bhṛśa-dāruṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhṛśa (अव्यय) + dāruṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adjective qualifying 'narakam'

Speaker

Narrator (textual voice; not explicitly attributed in the verse itself)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: raudra

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Śaṅkara
• Brahmā
• Naraka

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