Shloka 19

Samayakaraṇa

Determination of Proper Times / Formalizing the Condition

Devanagari script

अन्तरे ह्येष दत्तो मे धर्मो भार्या भवांगने । तव रूपेण मे क्षोभः सहसा प्रत्युपस्थितः ॥ १९ ॥

Transliteration

antare hyeṣa datto me dharmo bhāryā bhavāṃgane | tava rūpeṇa me kṣobhaḥ sahasā pratyupasthitaḥ || 19 ||

Translation

‘दरम्यान, हे सुसडोल अंगांच्या! धर्माने मला पत्नी म्हणून प्राप्त झाली आहे; पण तुझे रूप पाहताच माझ्यात सहसा क्षोभ उत्पन्न झाला आहे।’

Word by Word

• अन्तरे: in between/meanwhile
• अन्तरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; ‘अन्तरे’ = in between/meanwhile

• हि: indeed
• हि: Particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; निश्चयार्थे (indeed)

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दत्तः: given
• दत्तः: Kriyā (क्रियापद-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मे: to me/of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive) एकवचन (enclitic)

• धर्मः: duty/law
• धर्मः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Pradhāna-predicative (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• भव: become
• भव: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अङ्गने: O woman/lovely lady
• अङ्गने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• रूपेण: by (your) beauty/form
• रूपेण: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन

• मे: my/to me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (enclitic)

• क्षोभः: agitation
• क्षोभः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सहसा: suddenly
• सहसा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आकस्मिकार्थे (suddenly)

• प्रत्युपस्थितः: has arisen/come upon
• प्रत्युपस्थितः: Kriyā (क्रियापद-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-उप-स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) ‘प्रत्युपस्थित’; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative dialogue within the Uttara-Bhaga episode)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: karuna

Characters & Entities

• Dharma

FAQs

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

It highlights how even when one is aligned with Dharma (here, Dharma personified as a rightful spouse), the mind can still be suddenly shaken by sensory attraction—underscoring the need for vigilance and inner restraint.

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

Indirectly, it shows that uncontrolled attraction (kṣobha) disrupts steadiness; Bhakti traditions in the Purana emphasize redirecting the mind from fleeting beauty toward the Divine as the stabilizing refuge.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Vyākaraṇa-style clarity appears in the compact construction (e.g., instrumental rūpeṇa “by beauty” and the predicate pratyupasthitaḥ “has arisen”), illustrating how precise case-usage conveys psychological causality.