Shloka 11

Rukmāṅgada–Vāmadeva Saṃvāda: Ahimsa, Hunting, and the Fruit of Dvādaśī-Bhakti

Devanagari script

परित्यज्य इमं भावं मृगहिंसासमुद्भवम् । मृगशीला हि राजानो विनष्टाः शतशो नृप ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

parityajya imaṃ bhāvaṃ mṛgahiṃsāsamudbhavam | mṛgaśīlā hi rājāno vinaṣṭāḥ śataśo nṛpa || 11 ||

Translation

Abandona esta disposición nacida de la caza y del daño a los animales. Pues, oh rey, cientos de gobernantes, adictos a la cacería, han perecido.

Word by Word

• परित्यज्य: having abandoned
• परित्यज्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Converb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + त्यज् (धातु) → परित्यज्य (कृदन्त, ल्यप्)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having abandoned’

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (भवम्-विशेषणम्)

• भावम्: disposition, tendency
• भावम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मृगहिंसासमुद्भवम्: arising from hunting/violence to animals
• मृगहिंसासमुद्भवम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक) + हिंसा (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (मृगहिंसाया: समुद्भवः = arising from deer-hunting/violence to animals)

• मृगशीलाḥ: fond of hunting
• मृगशीलाḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक) + शील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (मृग-शील = hunting-inclined)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/causal particle)

• राजानः: kings
• राजानः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• विनष्टाः: perished, were ruined
• विनष्टाः: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + नश् (धातु) → विनष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘have perished’

• शतशः: by the hundreds
• शतशः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शतशः (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (by hundreds, in hundreds)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• nṛpa (king)

FAQs

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

It condemns mṛga-hiṃsā (violence toward animals) as a degrading mental disposition and teaches that cruelty destroys both merit and stability, leading even powerful kings toward ruin.

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

By urging renunciation of cruelty, it supports the bhakti foundation of purity and compassion; a mind free from hiṃsā becomes fit for worship, pilgrimage observances, and remembrance of the Divine.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is dharma-nīti—ethical restraint (ahiṃsā) as a prerequisite for effective ritual life and righteous kingship.