Shloka 543

Devanagari script

रोहिणीं निवसत्येव प्रीयमाणो मुहुर्मुहु: । पृथ्वीनाथ! पिताके विदा करनेपर वे पुनः चन्द्रमाके घरमें लौट गयीं, तथापि भगवान्‌ सोम फिर रोहिणीके पास ही अधिकाधिक प्रेमपूर्वक रहने लगे

Transliteration

rohiṇīṃ nivasatyeva prīyamāṇo muhur muhuḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Though the Moon had returned to his own abode after taking leave, he repeatedly and with ever-growing affection continued to dwell chiefly with Rohiṇī. The episode underscores how partiality born of attachment can disturb balance and invite moral tension, even when one outwardly follows proper formalities.

Word by Word

• रोहिणीम्: Rohiṇī (as object)
• रोहिणीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• निवसति: dwells, resides
• निवसति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: निवस्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• प्रीयमाणः: being pleased; loving
• प्रीयमाणः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री
• Form: Present passive participle (Śatṛ/Śānac-type: -माण), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (sense: being pleased / loving)

• मुहुः: again and again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः

• मुहुः: repeatedly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Rohiṇī
• Soma (Candra, the Moon)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical problem of favoritism: even after observing outward propriety, persistent attachment can lead one to act partially, unsettling fairness and harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Soma (the Moon), despite returning to his own home after leave-taking, keeps returning to and residing with Rohiṇī repeatedly, showing special affection toward her.