Shloka 50

Mohinī’s Speech

Mohinyāḥ Bhāṣaṇam

Devanagari script

विड्भोज्या हि भविष्यामि पक्षिणामामिषं यथा । यो भार्यां यौवनोपेतां न सेवेदिह दुर्मतिः ॥ ५० ॥

Transliteration

viḍbhojyā hi bhaviṣyāmi pakṣiṇāmāmiṣaṃ yathā | yo bhāryāṃ yauvanopetāṃ na sevediha durmatiḥ || 50 ||

Translation

నేను దుర్మతితో ఇక్కడ యౌవనవతియైన భార్యను సేవించి సుఖించకపోతే, పక్షులకు మాంసంలా మలభోజ్యమైపోతాను.

Word by Word

• विड्भोज्या: edible as filth
• विड्भोज्या: विधेय-विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विड्-भोज्य (प्रातिपदिक); विड् (प्रातिपदिक ‘excrement’) + भोज्य (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक ‘to be eaten’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘fit to be eaten as excrement’ (predicate of अहम्)

• हि: indeed
• हि: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle) — ‘indeed/for’

• भविष्यामि: I will become
• भविष्यामि: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘I shall become’

• पक्षिणाम्: of birds
• पक्षिणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन — ‘of birds’

• आमिषम्: meat, prey
• आमिषम्: उपमेय (Thing compared)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आमिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन — ‘meat, bait’

• यथा: as
• यथा: उपमा (Comparison marker/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा/प्रकार-अव्यय (comparative/manner adverb) — ‘as/like’

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘who’

• भार्याम्: wife
• भार्याम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — ‘wife’

• यौवनोपेताम्: endowed with youth
• यौवनोपेताम्: विशेषण (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यौवन-उपेत (प्रातिपदिक); यौवन (प्रातिपदिक) + उपेत (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — ‘endowed with youth’ (qualifying भार्याम्)

• न: not
• न: निषेध (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle) — ‘not’

• सेवेत्: should enjoy/serve
• सेवेत्: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सेव् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person) / or relative construction with यः (3rd person) per context; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — ‘should serve/enjoy’

• इह: here
• इह: देशाधिकरण (Place adjunct/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb) — ‘here/in this world’

• दुर्मतिः: a fool
• दुर्मतिः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘a foolish person’ (apposition to यः)

Speaker

Narrator within the Narada Purana dialogue tradition (instructional voice attributed to the Narada–Sanatkumara discourse stream)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bibhatsa

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

FAQs

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

It stresses accountability in household life: neglect of one’s lawful marital responsibility is portrayed as self-degrading, implying that dharma in the gṛhastha stage must be upheld rather than rejected through negligence.

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

Indirectly, it frames bhakti as lived discipline: devotion is not only temple practice but also righteous conduct in one’s āśrama; honoring dharma in family life supports purity and steadiness needed for Vishnu-bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught in this verse; it functions as nīti/dharma counsel for gṛhasthas rather than a technical ritual or linguistic rule.