Shloka 82

The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada

Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma

Devanagari script

पतिव्रता तु सा ज्ञेया योनिसंरक्षणा तथा । किमन्यैर्बहुभिर्भूप वाक्यालापकृतैर्मया ॥ ८२ ॥

Transliteration

pativratā tu sā jñeyā yonisaṃrakṣaṇā tathā | kimanyairbahubhirbhūpa vākyālāpakṛtairmayā || 82 ||

Translation

Chỉ người ấy mới được biết là bậc pativratā chân thật—và cũng là người gìn giữ tiết hạnh của mình. Còn cần nói gì thêm nữa, hỡi Đại vương, bằng nhiều lời chỉ là lời nói suông của ta?

Word by Word

• pati-vratā: devoted to her husband
• pati-vratā: Karta (कर्ता/predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक) + vratā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (pateḥ vratā = devoted to husband)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• jñeyā: should be known (as)
• jñeyā: Vidhi (विधेय/obligation predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु) → jñeya (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्तव्यतार्थक-कृदन्त (यत्-प्रत्ययान्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (should be known)

• yoni-saṃrakṣaṇā: protecting her womb/chastity
• yoni-saṃrakṣaṇā: Karta (कर्ता/predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yoni (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃrakṣaṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (yoneḥ saṃrakṣaṇā = protecting the womb/sexual purity)

• tathā: thus/also
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: thus/also)

• kim: what (need)
• kim: Karma (कर्म/elliptic: what [need])
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative)

• anyaiḥ: with/by other
• anyaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• bahubhiḥ: many
• bahubhiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• bhūpa: O king
• bhūpa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Vocative singular)

• vākya-ālāpa-kṛtaiḥ: with talk/words (mere speech)
• vākya-ālāpa-kṛtaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक) + ālāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—vākya-ālāpa (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष) + kṛta (तत्पुरुषः: taiḥ kṛtaiḥ = made of)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण/agent-instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: raudra

FAQs

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

It defines pativrata-dharma as inner fidelity expressed through safeguarding chastity, and it stresses succinctness in dharma instruction—true virtue is in conduct, not in excessive speech.

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

While not directly naming Vishnu-bhakti, it frames devotion as steadfast loyalty and self-restraint; in Purāṇic ethics, such disciplined dharma supports a mind fit for sustained devotional practice.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana or Jyotisha) is taught in this line; the practical takeaway is sadachara (ethical discipline) and restraint as applied dharma.