Shloka 17

The Dialogue between Rukmāṅgada and Dharmāṅgada

Devanagari script

निगृह्य तान्हरिदिने निराहारान्करोमि च । शास्त्रदृष्ट्या तु विदुषो मूर्खान्दंडनपूर्वकम् ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

nigṛhya tānharidine nirāhārānkaromi ca | śāstradṛṣṭyā tu viduṣo mūrkhāndaṃḍanapūrvakam || 17 ||

Translation

Les ayant contenus, au jour sacré de Hari je les fais aussi jeûner ; et, selon la vue des śāstras, l’homme instruit corrige les insensés, en commençant par la punition.

Word by Word

• निगृह्य: having restrained/punished
• निगृह्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), परस्मैपदी; अव्ययभावेन क्रियाविशेषणम्

• तान्: those (people)
• तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• हरि-दिने: on Hari’s day
• हरि-दिने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive determinative): हरेः दिनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• निराहारान्: fasting / without food
• निराहारान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निराहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying तान्)

• करोमि: I make / I cause
• करोमि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शास्त्र-दृष्ट्या: by scriptural view/authority
• शास्त्र-दृष्ट्या: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (instrumental sense: शास्त्रस्य दृष्ट्या/शास्त्रदृष्ट्या); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषण-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• विदुषः: of the learned (person)
• विदुषः: Sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• मूर्खान्: fools/ignorant people
• मूर्खान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• दण्डन-पूर्वकम्: with punishment first / by way of punishment
• दण्डन-पूर्वकम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दण्डन (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्वक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (adverbial): दण्डनं पूर्वं यस्य/दण्डनपूर्वकम्; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbially)

Speaker

Narada (as teacher/narrator within the Uttara-Bhaga discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"vira","emotional_journey":"From stern restraint and punitive discipline to a didactic insistence on scriptural order (śāstra-dṛṣṭi)."}

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

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

It frames fasting on Hari’s sacred day as a dharmic corrective: restraint and vrata are used to purify conduct and align one with śāstra, especially when people act foolishly or undisciplined.

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

By highlighting “Hari-dina” and fasting, it presents devotion as practical observance—bhakti expressed through vrata, self-control, and reverence for Vishnu’s sacred times.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śāstra-dṛṣṭi (scriptural reasoning) is emphasized: applying rule-based dharma to behavior and observances (vrata/fasting), reflecting the practical, normative side of Vedic discipline rather than a technical Vedanga like Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa.