Shloka 16

Śikṣā-nirūpaṇa (Exposition of Discipline): Son’s Marriage, Paternal Duty, and Royal Administration

Devanagari script

धर्मांगदविवाहार्थमुद्यतो हर्षसंयुतः । स युवानिच्छमानोऽपि स्त्रीसौख्यं लज्जाया सुतः ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

dharmāṃgadavivāhārthamudyato harṣasaṃyutaḥ | sa yuvānicchamāno'pi strīsaukhyaṃ lajjāyā sutaḥ || 16 ||

Translation

Se préparant avec joie au mariage de Dharmaṅgada, ce jeune homme—bien qu’il ne le désirât pas—accepta les douceurs de l’épouse, tel un fils de la pudeur, naturellement réservé et maîtrisé.

Word by Word

• dharma-aṅgada-vivāha-artham: for the purpose of (Dharma-aṅgada’s) marriage
• dharma-aṅgada-vivāha-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅgada (प्रातिपदिक) + vivāha (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/चतुर्थीभावः: ‘for the marriage of Dharma-aṅgada’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (accusative of purpose)

• udyataḥ: ready/intent
• udyataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud + √yam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP: ready/raised), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• harṣa-saṃyutaḥ: accompanied by joy
• harṣa-saṃyutaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: harṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃyuta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (‘joined with joy’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• yuvā: a young man
• yuvā: Karta (कर्ता/subject; apposition to saḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuvan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• icchamānaḥ: desiring
• icchamānaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √iṣ (धातु; इच्छ्) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (even/also)

• strī-saukhyam: women’s pleasure/sexual enjoyment
• strī-saukhyam: Karma (कर्म/object of desire)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक) + saukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘women’s pleasure’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• lajjāyāḥ: of Lajjā
• lajjāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lajjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• sutaḥ: son
• sutaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Suta (narrating the Purana dialogue/itihasa within the Uttara-Bhaga context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Dharmaṅgada

FAQs

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

It highlights dharma-guided household life: even when personal desire is absent, one may act for a righteous social duty (here, marriage arrangements), while maintaining inner modesty and self-restraint.

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

Indirectly, it frames sense-enjoyment as something to be regulated by dharma rather than pursued as the goal—an attitude that supports bhakti by keeping the mind disciplined and oriented toward higher purpose.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Jyotisha calculations or Vyakarana rules) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is dharma-niti for grihastha life—conduct marked by lajja (modesty) and restraint.