Shloka 9

Dharmāṅgada’s Conquest of the Directions

Devanagari script

इमे ते भृत्यतां प्राप्ताः सस्त्रीका नृपसत्तम । मणीन्प्रयच्छ मोहिन्यै भुजभूषणहेतवे ॥ ९ ॥

Transliteration

ime te bhṛtyatāṃ prāptāḥ sastrīkā nṛpasattama | maṇīnprayaccha mohinyai bhujabhūṣaṇahetave || 9 ||

Translation

इमे ते भृत्यतां प्राप्ताः सस्त्रीका नृपसत्तम । मणीन् प्रयच्छ मोहिन्यै भुजभूषणहेतवे ॥

Word by Word

• इमे: these
• इमे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ‘of you/your’

• भृत्यताम्: to servitude
• भृत्यताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृत्यता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; भाववाचक: ‘servitude’

• प्राप्ताः: have come/attained
• प्राप्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र√आप् (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), ‘having attained/come to’

• स-स्त्रीकाः: along with their wives
• स-स्त्रीकाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय) + स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘together with wives’ (स्त्रीभिः सह)

• नृप-सत्तम: O best of kings
• नृप-सत्तम: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘best among kings’

• मणीन्: gems
• मणीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• प्रयच्छ: give (you should give)
• प्रयच्छ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र√यम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मोहिन्यै: to Mohinī
• मोहिन्यै: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• भुज-भूषण-हेतवे: for (as) an arm-ornament
• भुज-भूषण-हेतवे: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुज (प्रातिपदिक) + भूषण (प्रातिपदिक) + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: ‘for the purpose of arm-ornament’

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice within the Mohinī narrative; exact interlocutors not specified in the given verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Mohinī

FAQs

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

The verse highlights royal dharma expressed through orderly service and rightful allocation of wealth—jewels are directed for a stated purpose, reflecting disciplined stewardship rather than impulsive indulgence.

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

Indirectly, it shows bhakti’s ethical foundation: devotion is supported by dharmic conduct—proper duty, restraint, and purposeful giving—within a sacred narrative setting associated with Uttara-Bhāga tirtha-mahātmya themes.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No direct Vedāṅga instruction appears in this verse; the practical takeaway is dharma-oriented administration and dāna/wealth-allocation principles within a Purāṇic narrative.