Shloka 19

Adhyāya 96: Nārada Guides Mātali in Varuṇa’s Realm

Varuṇa-loka Darśana

Devanagari script

भार्ययानु स सम्मन्त्रय सह रात्रौ सुधर्मया । मातलिनागलोकाय चकार गमने मतिम्‌,तब उन्होंने रातमें अपनी पत्नी सुधमाके साथ सलाह करके नागलोकमें जानेका विचार किया

Transliteration

bhāryayānu sa sammantrya saha rātrau sudharmayā | mātalī nāgalokāya cakāra gamane matim ||

Translation

Dijo Kaṇva: Tras consultar durante la noche con su esposa Sudharmā, resolvió partir hacia Nāgaloka, por asunto relacionado con Mātali.

Word by Word

• भार्यया: with (his) wife
• भार्यया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• अनु: afterwards; following
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनु

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सम्मन्त्रय: having consulted
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + मन्त्र्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• सुधर्मया: with Sudharmā
• सुधर्मया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुधर्मा
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• मातलिना: with Mātali
• मातलिना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातलि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• नागलोकाय: to the serpent-world (Nāgaloka)
• नागलोकाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागलोक
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• चकार: made; did
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular

• गमने: in (the matter of) going; for going
• गमने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मतिम्: intention; resolve
• मतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

कण्व उवाच

Characters & Entities

• कण्व (Kaṇva)
• सुधर्मा (Sudharmā)
• मातलि (Mātali)
• नागलोक (Nāgaloka)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores prudent conduct: before taking a significant step, one should consult trusted counsel—here, the spouse—so that action arises from deliberation rather than impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kaṇva narrates that, after a nighttime consultation with his wife Sudharmā, he forms the firm intention to go to Nāgaloka, with Mātali being the relevant figure connected to this decision.