Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

मोहिन्यै प्रददौ राजा कामबाणप्रपीडितः । संविभज्य पिता वित्तं धर्मांगदसमाहृतम् ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

mohinyai pradadau rājā kāmabāṇaprapīḍitaḥ | saṃvibhajya pitā vittaṃ dharmāṃgadasamāhṛtam || 6 ||

Translation

Tourmenté par les flèches du désir, le roi donna la richesse à Mohinī ; et le père, après avoir partagé les biens rassemblés par Dharmāṅgada, les distribua comme il convenait.

Word by Word

• मोहिन्यै: to Mohinī
• मोहिन्यै: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; dative singular

• प्रददौ: gave
• प्रददौ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; parasmaipada

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

• काम-बाण-प्रपीडितः: tormented by love’s arrows
• काम-बाण-प्रपीडितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक) + बाण (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रपीडित (कृदन्त; प्र + √पीड् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agrees with राजा; ‘tormented by the arrows of desire’

• संविभज्य: having distributed
• संविभज्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + वि + √भज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having distributed’

• पिता: the father
• पिता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

• वित्तम्: wealth
• वित्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular

• धर्म-अङ्गद-समाहृतम्: collected by Dharmāṅgada
• धर्म-अङ्गद-समाहृतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक) + समाहृत (कृदन्त; सम् + आ + √हृ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agrees with वित्तम्; ‘brought/collected by Dharmāṅgada’

Speaker

Suta (narrator)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Mohinī
• Dharmāṅgada
• Kāma (as kāmabāṇa)

FAQs

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

It contrasts kāma-driven impulse with dharma-driven order: the king’s desire pushes him toward a hasty gift, while the father’s measured division of wealth reflects responsible, duty-based conduct.

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

Indirectly, it shows that unchecked desire (kāma) destabilizes judgment; bhakti traditions in the Purāṇas repeatedly present self-control and dharma as supports for steadiness of mind, which is essential for sustained devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is nīti—ethical governance and orderly distribution of wealth aligned with dharma.