Shloka 60

Devanagari script

निधिं स्त्रियै न कथयेदित्यादौ दोषवारणम् । उक्तं तद्धर्मजनकं धर्मसूक्ष्मत्वदर्शकम् ॥ ६० ॥

Transliteration

nidhiṃ striyai na kathayedityādau doṣavāraṇam | uktaṃ taddharmajanakaṃ dharmasūkṣmatvadarśakam || 60 ||

Translation

‘عورت کو خزانے کی بات نہ بتاؤ’ وغیرہ اقوال کا مقصد عیب اور نقصان سے بچاؤ ہے۔ یہ نصیحت دھرم پیدا کرتی اور دھرم کی لطافت دکھاتی ہے۔

Word by Word

• निधिम्: treasure/hoard
• निधिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• स्त्रियै: to a woman
• स्त्रियै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/dative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• कथयेत्: should tell
• कथयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु, णिजन्त from कथ्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should tell’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-निपात (quotative particle)

• आदौ: in the beginning / in such (injunctions)
• आदौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; ‘in the beginning/among such statements’

• दोषवारणम्: prevention of fault
• दोषवारणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष + वारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘दोषस्य वारणम्’

• उक्तम्: is stated
• उक्तम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘has been said’

• तत्: that (statement)
• तत्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; refers to the injunction

• धर्मजनकम्: producing dharma
• धर्मजनकम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + जनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘धर्मं जनयति’ qualifying तत्

• धर्मसूक्ष्मत्वदर्शकम्: showing the subtlety of dharma
• धर्मसूक्ष्मत्वदर्शकम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + सूक्ष्मत्व + दर्शक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘धर्मस्य सूक्ष्मत्वं दर्शयति’ qualifying तत्

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a dharma-explanatory context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

FAQs

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

It teaches that many scriptural prohibitions are protective guardrails meant to prevent doṣa (harmful consequences) and thereby cultivate dharma; it also trains the reader to recognize that dharma operates with subtle, context-sensitive reasoning.

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

By emphasizing doṣa-vāraṇa and careful conduct, it supports a sādhaka’s purity and steadiness—ethical restraint safeguards the mind, making devotional practice (bhakti) stable and less disturbed by conflict, loss, or blame.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It reflects a Vyākaraṇa/Mīmāṃsā-style interpretive principle: injunctions and prohibitions are often stated to prevent specific faults and must be understood with attention to purpose (prayojana) and context, revealing dharma’s sūkṣmatā.