Shloka 44

Mohinī’s Speech

Mohinyāḥ Bhāṣaṇam

Devanagari script

सर्वं निरीक्षितं भूप राज्यतन्त्रं त्वया चिरम् । अद्यापि नहि ते वांछा राज्ये परिनिवर्तते ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

sarvaṃ nirīkṣitaṃ bhūpa rājyatantraṃ tvayā ciram | adyāpi nahi te vāṃchā rājye parinivartate || 44 ||

Translation

ഹേ ഭൂപാ, നീ ദീർഘകാലം രാജ്യതന്ത്രത്തിന്റെ മുഴുവൻ സംവിധാനവും പരിശോധിച്ചു; എങ്കിലും ഇന്നും രാജ്യം വേണമെന്ന നിന്റെ ആഗ്രഹം പിന്മാറുന്നില്ല, ശമിക്കുന്നില്ല।

Word by Word

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• निरीक्षितम्: has been examined
• निरीक्षितम्: Kriya (क्रिया) - Passive predicate
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-ईक्ष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; कर्मणि: 'has been examined/observed'—सर्वम् इति कर्मसंबद्धम्

• भूप: O king
• भूप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• राज्यतन्त्रम्: the administration of the kingdom
• राज्यतन्त्रम्: Karma (कर्म) - Apposition/part of object
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य + तन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: राज्यस्य तन्त्रम् (system/administration of the kingdom)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण) - Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय/नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण: 'for a long time'

• अद्यापि: even now
• अद्यापि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) - Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अवधारणार्थ: 'even today/still'

• नहि: indeed not
• नहि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध) - Negation/particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न + हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध + निश्चयार्थक निपात: 'indeed not'

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

• वाञ्छा: desire
• वाञ्छा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाञ्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• राज्ये: in the kingdom / in kingship
• राज्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• परिनिवर्तते: returns (turns back)
• परिनिवर्तते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-नि-वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; 'returns/turns back (to)'

Speaker

Sanatkumara (addressing a king in instruction)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"vira","emotional_journey":"A calm, incisive admonition: from acknowledging experience in governance to exposing lingering attachment to power."}

FAQs

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

It highlights that mere analysis of worldly systems (like governance) does not automatically end attachment; spiritual progress requires the turning back of desire (vāñchā) through discernment and detachment (vairāgya).

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

By exposing the persistence of craving for power, the verse implicitly points to the need to redirect the heart from rājya (worldly sovereignty) toward surrender to the Supreme—where devotion replaces ambition as the ruling impulse.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical discernment (nīti) applied to rājadharma—recognizing how desire can persist even after extensive study and experience.