Shloka 9

Dharmāṅgada’s Discourse (Dharmāṅgadopadeśa) in the Mohinī Episode

Devanagari script

व्यापादय सुतं भूप स्नेहं त्यक्त्वा सुदूरतः । मा सत्यलंघनं कार्षीः शापितोऽसि मयात्मना ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

vyāpādaya sutaṃ bhūpa snehaṃ tyaktvā sudūrataḥ | mā satyalaṃghanaṃ kārṣīḥ śāpito'si mayātmanā || 9 ||

Translation

হে ভূপ! দূর থেকে স্নেহ ত্যাগ করে পুত্রকে বধ কর; সত্য লঙ্ঘন কোরো না—আমার আত্মশাপে তুমি শাপিত।

Word by Word

• व्यापादय: kill; cause to be slain
• व्यापादय: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यापादय् (णिजन्त-धातु; √पद्/√पाद् causative sense)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुतम्: the son
• सुतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• स्नेहम्: affection
• स्नेहम्: Karma (कर्म/Object of ‘tyaktvā’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• सुदूरतः: from very far away
• सुदूरतः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Adverbial location-source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुदूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); तसिल्-प्रत्ययार्थ (ablatival adverb: ‘from far away’)

• मा: do not
• मा: Nishedha (निषेध/Prohibition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• सत्यलंघनम्: violation of truth (promise)
• सत्यलंघनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + लङ्घन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सत्यस्य लङ्घनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कार्षीः: you should do / you must not do
• कार्षीः: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; निषेध ‘मा’ सह—prohibitive aorist

• शापितः: cursed
• शापितः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject-predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शप् (धातु) + इत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• असि: are
• असि: Kriya (क्रिया/Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण/Agent-instrument ‘by me’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• आत्मना: personally; with my own self
• आत्मना: Karana (करण/Instrument—emphatic self)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सहार्थे/विशेषणार्थे (in apposition to ‘मया’)

Speaker

A sage/ascetic (unnamed in the provided excerpt) addressing the king

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"raudra","secondary_rasa":"bhayanaka","emotional_journey":"A harsh ascetic command escalates from emotional severance to a fearful warning: uphold truth or incur the curse already bound to the king’s fate."}

Characters & Entities

• King
• Son

FAQs

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

It underscores the uncompromising primacy of satya (truthfulness/keeping one’s word) in dharma, even when the demanded act is emotionally devastating, and frames karmic consequence through the force of a sage’s curse.

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

Indirectly, it sets the ethical foundation required for bhakti: steadfast adherence to truth and dharma. In Purāṇic teaching, devotion is strengthened—not replaced—by moral discipline and integrity.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is dharma-nīti: the obligation to avoid satya-laṅghana (breaking a vow/truth), a core principle used in ritual and vow-keeping contexts.