Shloka 14

The Liberation of the Lizard

Godhā-vimukti

Devanagari script

शाकले नगरे रम्ये भार्याहं ह्यग्रजन्मनः । रूपयौवनसंपन्ना तस्य नातिप्रिया विभो ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

śākale nagare ramye bhāryāhaṃ hyagrajanmanaḥ | rūpayauvanasaṃpannā tasya nātipriyā vibho || 14 ||

Translation

Sa marikit na lungsod ng Śākala, ako ang asawa ng isang lalaking panganay. Bagaman may kagandahan at kabataan, O Panginoon, hindi ako naging lubhang mahal sa kanya.

Word by Word

• शाकले: in Śākala
• शाकले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाकल (प्रातिपदिक; स्थाननाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (स्थाननाम), सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; locative

• नगरे: in the city
• नगरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• रम्ये: pleasant / beautiful
• रम्ये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; adjective to 'नगरे'

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; pronoun

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/हेतौ (particle: indeed/for)

• अग्रजन्मनः: of the elder-born (elder brother)
• अग्रजन्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'अग्रं जन्म यस्य' → 'elder-born' (of the elder brother)

• रूपयौवनसंपन्ना: endowed with beauty and youth
• रूपयौवनसंपन्ना: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + यौवन (प्रातिपदिक) + संपन्न (प्रातिपदिक; क्त from √पद्/√पन् with सम्-)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व? (रूप+यौवन) as member + तत्पुरुष 'रूपयौवनेन संपन्ना' (endowed with beauty and youth)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; genitive

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• अतिप्रिया: very dear
• अतिप्रिया: Vidhaya/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय-पूर्वपद) + प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'अत्यन्तं प्रिया'

• विभो: O lord
• विभो: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (a woman recounting her past to a revered addressee, 'vibho')

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Śākala

FAQs

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

It highlights the instability of worldly status—beauty and youth do not guarantee affection or fulfillment—preparing the mind for detachment (vairāgya) and turning toward dharma and sacred refuge.

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

By showing the limits of human attachment, the verse nudges the seeker toward a more dependable shelter—devotion to the Lord—rather than relying on transient relationships and external qualities.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly here; the verse functions as narrative instruction supporting dharma and inner discernment rather than technical ritual or science.