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

Tâu Đại vương, người phụ nữ nào tuy thấy chồng được an vui mà vẫn sống nặng sầu khổ, người ấy sẽ tái sinh làm chim ưng (śyenī) trong ba năm và thêm năm năm nữa.

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.