Shloka 69

Mohinī-ākhyāna: The Trial of Ekādaśī and the King’s Satya-saṅkalpa

Devanagari script

ममोपरि दयां कृत्वा निवर्तस्व शुभानने । एतद्धर्मांगदेनोक्तं वाक्यमाकर्ण्य मोहिनी ॥ ६९ ॥

Transliteration

mamopari dayāṃ kṛtvā nivartasva śubhānane | etaddharmāṃgadenoktaṃ vākyamākarṇya mohinī || 69 ||

Translation

「どうか我に慈悲を垂れ、引き返しておくれ、麗しき面影の御方よ。」ダルマーングダのこの言葉を聞いて、惑わしの女モーヒニーはそれに応じて答えた。

Word by Word

• मम: of me / my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha/possessive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (Pronoun)

• उपरि: upon / over
• उपरि: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), उपसर्गसदृश-क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial: ‘upon/over’)

• दयाम्: compassion
• दयाम्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृत्वा: having done / having shown
• कृत्वा: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/absolutive), ‘having done’

• निवर्तस्व: turn back / return
• निवर्तस्व: क्रिया (Kriyā/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि√वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• शुभानने: O fair-faced one
• शुभानने: सम्बोधन (Address/vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ-आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारय (descriptive: ‘auspicious-faced’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (Singular)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjectival) to ‘वाक्यम्’

• धर्माङ्गदेन: by Dharmāṅgada
• धर्माङ्गदेन: कर्ता (Karta/agent in passive sense: ‘by’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्माङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुष (name/epithet), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन (Singular)

• उक्तम्: spoken
• उक्तम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/predicative modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘said/uttered’ (agreeing with ‘वाक्यम्’)

• वाक्यम्: statement / words
• वाक्यम्: कर्म (Karma/object of ‘आकर्ण्य’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• आकर्ण्य: having heard
• आकर्ण्य: क्रियाविशेषण (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/preceding action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√कर्ण् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund), ‘having heard/listened’

• मोहिनी: Mohinī
• मोहिनी: कर्ता (Karta/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; verse reports Dharmāṅgada’s plea and Mohinī hearing it)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"karuna","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"A desperate plea for mercy softens into a moment of potential reconciliation as Mohinī listens."}

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāṅgada
• Mohinī

FAQs

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

It highlights a dharmic appeal grounded in compassion (dayā) and restraint—requesting the other to desist from a harmful or deluding course, a common Purāṇic ethic for restoring right conduct.

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

Indirectly, it supports bhakti-based virtue: compassion, humility, and self-control are treated as supportive qualities for steady devotion, even when the narrative focus is on moral persuasion rather than explicit worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No direct Vedāṅga (Śikṣā, Vyākaraṇa, Chandas, Nirukta, Kalpa, Jyotiṣa) instruction appears in this verse; it functions primarily as narrative dharma—an ethical plea emphasizing dayā and nivṛtti (turning back from wrongdoing).