Shloka 53

Kāṣṭhīlā-Ākhyāna: Ratnāvalī’s Return, Co-wife Dharma, and the Phālguna Propitiation

Devanagari script

गताया अपि ते तत्र शयनं पतिना सह । भविष्यति दुराचारे सुखदं न कदाचन ॥ ५३ ॥

Transliteration

gatāyā api te tatra śayanaṃ patinā saha | bhaviṣyati durācāre sukhadaṃ na kadācana || 53 ||

Translation

Dẫu ngươi có đến đó, việc nằm bên phu quân tại nơi ấy cũng chẳng bao giờ đem lại an lạc cho ngươi, hỡi người đàn bà có hạnh kiểm xấu.

Word by Word

• गतायाः: of (you) having gone
• गतायाः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) ‘गत’, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive/6th), एकवचन; ते इति सम्बन्धः (of you who have gone)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; ‘even/also’)

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति (genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• शयनम्: lying down/bed, sleeping
• शयनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पतिना: with the husband
• पतिना: Sahakari (सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-योगे अव्यय (preposition/adverb ‘together with’)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• दुराचारे: O wicked one (of bad conduct)
• दुराचारे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुराचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति (vocative/8th), एकवचन

• सुखदम्: pleasant, giving happiness
• सुखदम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शयनम् इति विशेषणम्

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

• कदाचन: ever
• कदाचन: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time; ‘ever/at any time’)

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: karuna

Secondary Rasa: raudra

FAQs

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

It teaches that sacred location or external circumstance cannot produce true sukha when one’s conduct (ācāra) is corrupt; inner dharma is primary.

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

Bhakti is grounded in purity and self-restraint; without moral discipline, even being in a holy setting cannot yield the peace and joy associated with devotion.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes ācāra-nīti (practical ethical discipline). While not a technical Vedanga lesson, it aligns with dharma-prayoga: right conduct as the foundation for fruitful religious practice.