Shloka 45

Devanagari script

धिक्तं श्रुतं सदा तस्य यस्य कांता मनोहरत् । धैर्यादाकृष्य लौल्येषु मज्जयत्यपि मानसम्

Transliteration

dhiktaṃ śrutaṃ sadā tasya yasya kāṃtā manoharat | dhairyādākṛṣya laulyeṣu majjayatyapi mānasam

Translation

Cursed indeed is all the learning of that man whose lovely wife, by her captivating charm, draws his mind away from steadfastness and plunges it into fickle cravings.

Word by Word

• धिक्: fie! shame!
• धिक्: सम्बोधन/भाव (Exclamatory particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धिक् (अव्यय)
• Form: निन्दार्थक-अव्यय (particle of censure/exclamation)

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• श्रुतम्: learning; what is heard
• श्रुतम्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुत (कृदन्त; √श्रु धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; used substantively = 'hearing/learning'

• सदा: always
• सदा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (relative pronoun)

• कान्ता: beloved wife
• कान्ता: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कान्ता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मनोहरत्: charming
• मनोहरत्: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; पाठभेद/रूप: 'मनोहरत्' इति सम्भवतः 'मनोहरः' (attractive) अथवा 'मनोहरत्' (ending -at, adjective)

• धैर्यात्: from firmness/courage
• धैर्यात्: अपादान (Apādāna/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धैर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• आकृष्य: having drawn away
• आकृष्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + कृष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), 'having drawn/pulled'

• लौल्येषु: in ficklenesses/instabilities
• लौल्येषु: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लौल्यम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन

• मज्जयति: plunges/drowns
• मज्जयति: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मज्ज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• मानसम्: the mind
• मानसम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Parvati
• Sati

FAQs

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

It warns that mere scholarship is fruitless if the mind is dragged into craving and instability; in Shaiva thought, such restlessness is a form of pāśa (bondage) that blocks devotion and liberation.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

Linga/Saguna Shiva worship aims at inner steadiness (dhairya) and purification of desire; this verse contrasts outward learning with the inward discipline that makes worship transformative.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

Practice daily japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya) with breath awareness to steady the mind, and support it with simple restraint (niyama) so cravings do not overwhelm dharma.