Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27

Nirukta, Phonetic Variants, and Vedic Dhātu–Svara Taxonomy

Devanagari script

षितस्रयोदश घटादिष्वेनुदत्तेत ईरितः । ततो ज्वलदुदात्तेतो द्विपंचाशन्मितास्तथा ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

ṣitasrayodaśa ghaṭādiṣvenudatteta īritaḥ | tato jvaladudātteto dvipaṃcāśanmitāstathā || 27 ||

Translation

在如“ghaṭa”等诸度量之中，所说的 anudātta（低沉之音、下抑之调）为十三。其后，jvalad-udātta（炽然高举之调）亦被说为五十二。

Word by Word

• षित-स्रयः-त्रयोदश: the thirteen (items) of the ‘ṣita-sraya’ class
• षित-स्रयः-त्रयोदश: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षित (प्रातिपदिक) + स्रयः (प्रातिपदिक) + त्रयोदश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण-युक्तः (numeral-qualified)

• घट-आदिषु: among (the group) beginning with ‘ghaṭa’
• घट-आदिषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घट (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; ‘घटादि’ इति गण/समूह-निर्देशः

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय

• अनुदात्त-इत्: the anudātta it-marker
• अनुदात्त-इत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुदात्त (प्रातिपदिक) + इत् (प्रातिपदिक/संज्ञा)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘इत्’ संज्ञा (it-marker) विशेष्यः

• ईरितः: is stated/declared
• ईरितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईरित (कृदन्त, √ईर्/ईर्-प्रेरणे धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (stated/declared)

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अव्ययीभावार्थे (thereafter/from that)

• ज्वलत्-उदात्त-इत्: the ‘jvalad-udātta’ it-marker
• ज्वलत्-उदात्त-इत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वलत् (कृदन्त, √ज्वल् धातु) + उदात्त (प्रातिपदिक) + इत् (प्रातिपदिक/संज्ञा)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘ज्वलदुदात्त’ इति विशेषण-समासः, ‘इत्’ संज्ञा

• द्वि-पञ्चाशत्-मिताः: numbering fifty-two
• द्वि-पञ्चाशत्-मिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि (प्रातिपदिक) + पञ्चाशत् (प्रातिपदिक) + मित (कृदन्त, √मा धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘मित’ = परिमित/संख्यायुक्त (measured/numbered)

• तथा: likewise/so
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमान/समुच्चयार्थे (thus/likewise)

Speaker

Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a technical enumeration)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Sanatkumara

FAQs

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

It emphasizes that moksha-oriented dharma includes disciplined Vedic study—especially precise śikṣā (phonetics) and svara (accent)—because correct sound and intonation preserve the integrity of mantra and meaning.

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

While not directly describing bhakti practices, it supports devotional life by insisting that Vedic hymns and Vishnu-oriented mantras be recited with proper accents, making worship technically correct and traditionally authentic.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā (a Vedāṅga) is highlighted—specifically the classification and counting/measurement of Vedic accents such as anudātta/enudātta and udātta used in correct chanting.