Shloka 12

Mohinī-Saṃmohana

The Enchantment of Mohinī

Devanagari script

मास्म सीमंतिनी काचिद्भवेद्धि क्षितिमण्डले । यस्याः सपत्नीप्रभवं दुःखमामरणं भवेत् ॥ १२ ॥

Transliteration

māsma sīmaṃtinī kācidbhaveddhi kṣitimaṇḍale | yasyāḥ sapatnīprabhavaṃ duḥkhamāmaraṇaṃ bhavet || 12 ||

Translation

この地上に、共妻ゆえの悲しみが死に至るまで続くような、いかなる既婚の女もあってはならぬ。

Word by Word

• मा: do not
• मा: वाक्य-निषेध (Prohibition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• अस्म: be (let there not be)
• अस्म: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); ‘मा’ सह निषेधार्थे (prohibitive use)

• सीमन्तिनी: a woman (with hair-parting; a married woman)
• सीमन्तिनी: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीमन्तिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• काचित्: any (some)
• काचित्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite)

• भवेत्: should be
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: वाक्य-सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: emphasis/for)

• क्षितिमण्डले: on the earth, in the earthly realm
• क्षितिमण्डले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षितिमण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: क्षितेः मण्डलम्

• यस्याः: of whom
• यस्याः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सपत्नीप्रभवम्: arising from a co-wife
• सपत्नीप्रभवम्: विशेषण (Adjectival modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सपत्नी + प्रभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः: सपत्न्याः प्रभवः (arising from a co-wife)

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• आमरणम्: until death
• आमरणम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial: extent)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; ‘आ’ उपसर्गार्थे ‘पर्यन्त’ (up to) + मरणम्; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः

• भवेत्: should be
• भवेत्: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narada (didactic benediction/ethical injunction within the narrative)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"karuna (compassion)","secondary_rasa":"shanta (peace)","emotional_journey":"A compassionate wish/benediction arises from awareness of women’s suffering, settling into a calm ethical resolve that such lifelong pain should not exist."}

FAQs

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

It expresses a dharmic blessing that social and household life be free from the destructive suffering caused by rivalry in marriage, emphasizing compassion and peace as supports for righteous living.

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

By advocating freedom from prolonged domestic anguish, it points to the inner calm needed for steady worship—when the home is governed by dharma and non-harm, devotional practices can be sustained without obstruction.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; it is primarily a dharma-focused statement about household ethics rather than grammar, astrology, or ritual procedure.