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Shloka 1

The Vision of Mohinī (मोहिनी-दर्शनम्)

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठ उवाच । तच्छ्रुत्वा नृपतेर्वाक्यं महाज्ञानी मुनीश्वरः । चिंतयित्वा क्षणं ज्ञात्वा कारणं तमुचाव ह ॥ १ ॥

Transliteration

vasiṣṭha uvāca | tacchrutvā nṛpatervākyaṃ mahājñānī munīśvaraḥ | ciṃtayitvā kṣaṇaṃ jñātvā kāraṇaṃ tamucāva ha || 1 ||

Translation

وسِشٹھ نے کہا: بادشاہ کی بات سن کر وہ عظیم دانا مُنیوں کا سردار لمحہ بھر غور کر کے سبب جان گیا اور پھر اس سے مخاطب ہوا ॥ ۱ ॥

Word by Word
वसिष्ठःVasiṣṭha
वसिष्ठः:
कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular)
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
क्रिया (Verb/action)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद
तत्that
तत्:
कर्म (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम; ‘श्रुत्वा’ इत्यस्य कर्म
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive): ‘having heard’
नृपतेःof the king
नृपतेः:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootनृपति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Singular)
वाक्यम्statement; words
वाक्यम्:
कर्म (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)
महाज्ञानीvery wise
महाज्ञानी:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहा (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञानी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—कर्मधारय (महान् ज्ञानी = very wise)
मुनीश्वरःlord of sages
मुनीश्वरः:
कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/प्रथमा), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनीनां ईश्वरः = lord among sages)
चिन्तयित्वाhaving reflected
चिन्तयित्वा:
क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootचिन्तय् (धातु; √चिन्त् + णिच्)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive): ‘having thought/considered’
क्षणम्for a moment
क्षणम्:
कालाधिकरण (Temporal extent)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); कालावधि-अर्थे (accusative of duration)
ज्ञात्वाhaving understood
ज्ञात्वा:
क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial to main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive): ‘having known/understood’
कारणम्the cause; reason
कारणम्:
कर्म (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकारण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular)
तम्to him
तम्:
कर्म (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/द्वितीया), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम
उचावsaid
उचाव:
क्रिया (Verb/action)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद; छान्दस/वैदिक-रूप (for ‘उवाच’)
हindeed
ह:
निपात (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)
Speaker

Vasiṣṭha

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Characters & Entities
V
Vasiṣṭha
N
Nṛpati (King)
M
Munīśvara (the sage)

FAQs

It highlights the ideal method of guidance: a realized sage first reflects, discerns the true cause behind a problem, and only then gives instruction—showing that wisdom is deliberate, not impulsive.

Indirectly, it sets the devotional ethic of approaching a competent guru and receiving counsel rooted in insight; such discerning instruction later supports steady bhakti by removing confusion and misdirected effort.

The verse emphasizes disciplined inquiry and reasoning (vicāra) before teaching—an approach aligned with śāstric method used across Vedāṅga-based study (especially Vyākaraṇa and Mīmāṃsā style analysis), though no specific Vedāṅga is named.

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