Shloka 11

The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada

Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma

Devanagari script

भर्तुः सौख्येन या नारी दुःखयुक्ता प्रजायते । सा तु श्येनी भवेद्राजंस्त्रीणि वर्षाणि पञ्च च ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

bhartuḥ saukhyena yā nārī duḥkhayuktā prajāyate | sā tu śyenī bhavedrājaṃstrīṇi varṣāṇi pañca ca || 11 ||

Translation

హే రాజన్! భర్త సుఖములో ఉన్నప్పటికీ దుఃఖముతో జీవించు స్త్రీ, మూడు సంవత్సరములు మరియు మరియొక ఐదు సంవత్సరములు—మొత్తం ఎనిమిది సంవత్సరములు—శ్యేనీ (గద్ద)గా జన్మించును।

Word by Word

• bhartuḥ: of (her) husband
• bhartuḥ: Sambandha/Genitive (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (भर्तृ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• saukhyena: by/with (his) happiness
• saukhyena: Hetu/Instrument (तृतीया-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana

• yā: who
• yā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Relative pronoun (सर्वनाम), Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• nārī: woman
• nārī: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• duḥkha-yuktā: afflicted with sorrow
• duḥkha-yuktā: Karta (कर्ता) (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त, √yuj युज्)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘endowed with sorrow’

• prajāyate: is born/comes to be
• prajāyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√jan (जन् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; ātmanepada

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Demonstrative pronoun, Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) contrast/emphasis

• śyenī: a female hawk
• śyenī: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śyenī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• bhavet: would become
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Liṅ (Optative/विधिलिङ्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (राजन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• trīṇi: three
• trīṇi: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (त्रि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral (संख्यावाचक), Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• varṣāṇi: years
• varṣāṇi: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• pañca: five
• pañca: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcan (पञ्चन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Numeral, indeclinable-like in form; used with plural noun (here qualifying varṣāṇi)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhayanaka

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Narada
• Rajan (King)

FAQs

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

It presents a karma-based ethic: inner disposition and how one responds to favorable life circumstances shape future births, illustrating moral causality (karma → yoni) as a dharma teaching.

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

Indirectly, it supports bhakti by warning against persistent grief and dissatisfaction that obscure gratitude and sattva; cultivating contentment and devotion-oriented remembrance steadies the mind and aligns conduct with dharma.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga technique is taught in this verse; it functions as a dharma-śāstra style karmic rule (ethical instruction) rather than a lesson in Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or ritual procedure.