Shloka 134

The Account of Kāṣṭhīlā (Kāṣṭhīlā-ākhyāna) within the Mohinī Narrative

Devanagari script

उक्तान्येतानि पापानि यान्यनुक्तान्यपि द्विज । सर्वेषां भागिनी चाहं यद्येतदनृतं वदे ॥ १३४ ॥

Transliteration

uktānyetāni pāpāni yānyanuktānyapi dvija | sarveṣāṃ bhāginī cāhaṃ yadyetadanṛtaṃ vade || 134 ||

Translation

ໂອ ທະວິຊະ, ບາບເຫຼົ່ານີ້ໄດ້ກ່າວແລ້ວ ແມ່ນກະທັ້ງບາບທີ່ບໍ່ໄດ້ກ່າວກໍມີ. ຖ້າຄຳທີ່ຂ້ອຍກ່າວເປັນຄຳບໍ່ຈິງ ຂໍໃຫ້ຂ້ອຍເປັນຜູ້ຮ່ວມຮັບສ່ວນໃນບາບທັງປວງນັ້ນເທີດ।

Word by Word

• उक्तानि: said/mentioned
• उक्तानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘said/mentioned’ (पापानि इत्यस्य विशेषण)

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; निर्देश (demonstrative)

• पापानि: sins
• पापानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तृ/विषय (of ‘to be shared’)

• यानि: which
• यानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• अनुक्तानि: unsaid
• अनुक्तानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: न + उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘unsaid/unmentioned’

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• द्विज: O brāhmaṇa
• द्विज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• सर्वेषाम्: of all (sins)
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (पापानि इत्यर्थे), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

• भागिनी: a sharer/partner
• भागिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भागिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ/विधेय (predicate nominative)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृ

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तार्थक

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म (object of speaking)

• अनृतम्: untruth
• अनृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• वदे: I say
• वदे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Unnamed narrator/speaker addressing a dvija (contextual admonition/assurance within Uttara-Bhaga discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"A sober, juridical tone expands the scope of moral liability—moving from listed sins to all possible sins—ending in a strong self-binding declaration of accountability."}

FAQs

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

It stresses accountability in sacred instruction: the speaker invokes a self-imposed consequence if the teaching is untrue, reinforcing satya (truthfulness) as a core pillar of dharma.

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

Bhakti rests on sincerity and integrity; by grounding instruction in truth and moral responsibility, the verse supports the devotional life where truthful speech and clean conduct protect one’s spiritual progress.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vyākaraṇa/semantic precision is implied: careful, truthful articulation of doctrine matters, and misstatement (anṛta) is treated as ethically consequential—urging disciplined speech in teaching and ritual contexts.