Shloka 55

Kāṣṭhīlā-Ākhyāna: Ratnāvalī’s Return, Co-wife Dharma, and the Phālguna Propitiation

Devanagari script

नेदृशं दुःखदं किंचिद्यादृशं दूरचित्तयोः । दंपकत्योर्मिलनं लोके वैकल्यकरणं महत् ॥ ५५ ॥

Transliteration

nedṛśaṃ duḥkhadaṃ kiṃcidyādṛśaṃ dūracittayoḥ | daṃpakatyormilanaṃ loke vaikalyakaraṇaṃ mahat || 55 ||

Translation

この世において、心が遠く離れた夫婦の結びつきほど悲しみを招くものはない。その逢瀬は、人生に大いなる苦悩と乱れを生む。

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• īdṛśam: such (like this)
• īdṛśam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg)

• duḥkha-dam: pain-giving
• duḥkha-dam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥkha + da (प्रातिपदिक; दा-धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (duḥkhaṃ dadāti iti)

• kiṃcit: anything
• kiṃcit: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अनिश्चित-प्रत्ययान्त (indefinite)

• yādṛśam: as (the kind that)
• yādṛśam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yādṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg)

• dūra-cittayoḥ: of the two whose minds are distant
• dūra-cittayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūra + citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन (Genitive Dual); कर्मधारय-समास (dūraṃ cittaṃ yayos)

• dampatyoḥ: of husband and wife
• dampatyoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dampatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन (Genitive Dual)

• milanam: meeting/union
• milanam: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: milana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg)

• loke: in the world
• loke: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Locative Singular)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• vaikalya-karaṇam: a cause of impairment/defect
• vaikalya-karaṇam: Karta (कर्ता/subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaikalya + karaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (vaikalyaṃ karoti iti)

• mahat: great
• mahat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Sg)

Speaker

Narada (contextual narration/teaching within Uttara-Bhaga)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"karuna","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Begins with a universalizing claim about suffering and culminates in a sober diagnosis: emotional distance within marriage turns union into dysfunction and distress."}

FAQs

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

It highlights that suffering is intensified when outer union exists without inner concord; dharma in household life depends on harmony of mind (citta), not merely social form.

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

By implying that inner alignment is essential, it indirectly supports bhakti as a heart-centered discipline: devotion purifies the mind and reduces the discord that fuels duḥkha in worldly relationships.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discernment (dharma) in grihastha life—prioritizing mental compatibility and truthful intention to avoid harm.