Shloka 13

Samayakaraṇa

Determination of Proper Times / Formalizing the Condition

Devanagari script

मोहिन्युवाच । दीयतां दक्षिणो हस्तो बहुधर्मकरस्तव । येन मे प्रत्ययो राजन् वचने तावके भवेत् ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

mohinyuvāca | dīyatāṃ dakṣiṇo hasto bahudharmakarastava | yena me pratyayo rājan vacane tāvake bhavet || 13 ||

Translation

モーヒニーは言った。「あなたの右の手をお与えください。多くのダルマの行いをなすその手によって、王よ、あなたの言葉への確かな信を私に起こさせてください。」

Word by Word

• mohinī: Mohinī
• mohinī: Karta (कर्ता/subject of ‘uvāca’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mohinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• dīyatām: let (it) be given
• dīyatām: Kriyā (क्रिया/command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive imperative)

• dakṣiṇaḥ: right (hand)
• dakṣiṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘हस्तः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• hastaḥ: hand
• hastaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject of passive ‘dīyatām’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bahu-dharma-karaḥ: performer of many righteous acts
• bahu-dharma-karaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘हस्तः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; समासः (बहून् धर्मान् करोति इति) कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (अर्थतः बहुधर्मकरः)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• yena: by which
• yena: Hetu (हेतु/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय

• me: for me / my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/for me)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-रूप (Genitive/Dative enclitic), एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठी (मे = मम)

• pratyayaḥ: trust/assurance
• pratyayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject of ‘bhavet’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratyaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• vacane: in (your) word/promise
• vacane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• tāvake: your
• tāvake: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tāvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘vacane’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• bhavet: may be / should arise
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Mohinī

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Mohinī
• Rājā (King)

FAQs

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

It highlights satya (truthfulness) and dharma: a promise is not merely spoken but must be made trustworthy through clear intent and accountable commitment.

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

Bhakti is grounded in integrity; devotion becomes steady when one’s word is reliable and one’s actions align with dharma—this verse stresses that moral trust supports spiritual life.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects ritual-ethical practice rather than a technical Vedanga: the “right hand” functions as an auspicious, socially recognized gesture of pledge (a dharmic saṅketa) used to validate vows and agreements.