Shloka 41

Mohinī-ākhyāna: The Trial of Ekādaśī and the King’s Satya-saṅkalpa

Devanagari script

धिक् त्वां धर्मक्षयकरं स्ववचोलोपकारकम् । म्लेच्छेष्वपि न दृश्येत त्वादृशो धर्मलोपकः ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

dhik tvāṃ dharmakṣayakaraṃ svavacolopakārakam | mleccheṣvapi na dṛśyeta tvādṛśo dharmalopakaḥ || 41 ||

Translation

¡Vergüenza sobre ti, destructor del dharma, que haces desaparecer tus propias palabras! Ni siquiera entre los mlecchas se vería un arruinador del dharma como tú.

Word by Word

• धिक्: shame/fie
• धिक्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: धिक् (अव्यय)
• Form: निन्दार्थक-अव्यय; interjection of censure

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

• धर्मक्षयकरम्: causing the ruin of dharma
• धर्मक्षयकरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + क्षय + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (to त्वाम्); समास: धर्मस्य क्षयः (षष्ठी) + करः (कर्ता) → ‘dharma-destruction-maker’

• स्ववचोलोपकारकम्: one who makes his own words fail/breaks his word
• स्ववचोलोपकारकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व + वचस् + लोप + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (to त्वाम्); समास: स्वस्य वचसः लोपः (षष्ठी) तं करोति इति

• म्लेच्छेषु: among barbarians/mlecchas
• म्लेच्छेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: म्लेच्छ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-कारक; particle ‘even/also’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• दृश्येत: would be seen
• दृश्येत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः ‘would be seen’

• त्वादृशः: a person like you
• त्वादृशः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘one like you’

• धर्मलोपकः: destroyer of dharma
• धर्मलोपकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + लोपक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समास: धर्मस्य लोपकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Unspecified speaker in the provided excerpt (likely a rebuke within the Adhyaya’s narrative dialogue)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: vira

FAQs

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

It condemns dharma-kṣaya—actions and speech that erode righteousness—teaching that breaking one’s word and undermining dharma is spiritually disgraceful and socially corrosive.

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

Bhakti rests on integrity and satya; devotion without truthful conduct becomes hollow. The verse warns that dharma-lopa (ruining dharma) blocks the purity required for sincere worship and pilgrimage merits.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vyākaraṇa/śabda-dharma in practice: speech (vāc) must be reliable. The verse emphasizes vow-keeping and truthful utterance—key disciplines supporting ritual efficacy and dharmic living.