Shloka 45

Devanagari script

मन्ये दुष्कृतिनं भूप त्वामत्र धरणीतले । यः समर्थं सुतं ज्ञात्वा स्वयं पश्येन्नृपश्रियम् ॥ ४५ ॥

Transliteration

manye duṣkṛtinaṃ bhūpa tvāmatra dharaṇītale | yaḥ samarthaṃ sutaṃ jñātvā svayaṃ paśyennṛpaśriyam || 45 ||

Translation

হে ভূপ, আমি তোমাকে এই ধরাধামে দুষ্কৃতকারী মনে করি—কারণ সক্ষম পুত্রকে জেনেও তুমি নিজেই রাজশ্রী আঁকড়ে ধরে দেখাশোনা করছ।

Word by Word

• मन्ये: I consider
• मन्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; 'I think/consider'

• दुष्कृतिनम्: unfortunate / of bad merit
• दुष्कृतिनम्: Karma (कर्म) - Object complement
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्कृतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; विशेषणम् त्वाम्

• भूप: O king
• भूप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Desha-adhikarana (देशाधिकरण) - Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण: 'here'

• धरणीतले: on the earth's surface
• धरणीतले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: धरण्याः तलम् (surface of the earth)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• समर्थम्: capable
• समर्थम्: Karma (कर्म) - Viśeṣaṇa of object
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् सुतम्

• सुतम्: son
• सुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriya (क्रिया) - Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): 'having known/recognizing'

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Karta (कर्ता) - Emphatic modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कर्तृविशेषण/क्रियाविशेषण: 'oneself/personally'

• पश्येत्: would see
• पश्येत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; 'should see/would see'

• नृपश्रियम्: royal splendor/prosperity
• नृपश्रियम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप + श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: नृपस्य श्रीः (royal prosperity/splendor)

Speaker

Narada (as a moral instructor addressing a king within the Uttara-Bhaga narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"raudra","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Sharp moral censure (calling the king ‘duṣkṛtin’) aimed at jolting him into detachment and right conduct."}

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• King (Bhupa)

FAQs

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

It teaches that clinging to power and prestige (nṛpaśrī) despite having a worthy successor is adharma, because attachment obstructs right action and inner detachment (vairāgya).

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

By condemning attachment to royal splendor, the verse indirectly supports bhakti: a ruler should reduce ego-bound possessiveness and orient life toward dharma and remembrance of the Divine rather than status.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is nīti/raja-dharma—timely delegation and ethical succession as a duty-based application of dharma.