Shloka 74

Devanagari script

हेतुना तु महाभागा निवर्तिष्यति केनचित्‌ । उनके ऐसा कहनेपर प्रजापति दक्ष देवताओंसे इस प्रकार बोले--“महाभाग देवगण! मेरी बात पलटी नहीं जा सकती। किसी विशेष कारणसे वह स्वतः निवृत्त हो जायगी ।। ७३ न! सम॑ वर्ततु सर्वासु शशी भार्यासु नित्यश:,“यदि चन्द्रमा अपनी सभी पत्नियोंके प्रति सदा समान बर्ताव करें और सरस्वतीके श्रेष्ठ तीर्थमें गोता लगायें तो वे पुनः बढ़कर पुष्ट हो जायँगे। देवताओ! मेरी यह बात अवश्य सच होगी

Transliteration

hetunā tu mahābhāgā nivartiṣyati kenacit |

Translation

毗舍波耶那说道：“噢，诸位有福者，因某种特殊缘由，她将自行退却。”

Word by Word

• हेतुना: by a cause/reason
• हेतुना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेतु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• महाभागा: the fortunate lady (O highly fortunate one)
• महाभागा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• निवर्तिष्यति: will cease/withdraw/turn back
• Type: Verb
• Root: निवृत् (नि + वृत्)
• Form: Simple Future (Luṭ), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• केनचित्: by something/somehow; by some (unspecified) means
• केनचित्: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that outcomes can change through an appropriate cause without contradicting an established statement—suggesting a dharmic balance between steadfast truth and the working of causality that leads to restraint or withdrawal.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana, narrating events, states that the concerned party will desist/withdraw due to some specific cause, indicating an impending turning point brought about indirectly rather than by reversing a prior decision.