Shloka 8

Mohinī-ākhyāna: The Trial of Ekādaśī and the King’s Satya-saṅkalpa

Devanagari script

स याति राक्षसीं योनिं जन्मानि दश पञ्च च । तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं रोद्रं राजा कोपसमन्वितः ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

sa yāti rākṣasīṃ yoniṃ janmāni daśa pañca ca | tacchrutvā vacanaṃ rodraṃ rājā kopasamanvitaḥ || 8 ||

Translation

“她将堕入罗刹女（rākṣasī）的胎中，历经十五次出生。”听到这般凶厉之言，国王怒火充满。

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• याति: goes/attains
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• राक्षसीम्: demonic (rākṣasī)
• राक्षसीम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राक्षसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies योनिम्)

• योनिम्: womb/birth-state
• योनिम्: Karma (कर्म/Goal-object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• जन्मानि: births
• जन्मानि: Karma (कर्म/Extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कालपरिमाणार्थे (as extent: ‘for births’)

• दश: ten
• दश: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Numeral qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन्/दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया बहुवचनस्य विशेषणम् (qualifies जन्मानि)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Numeral qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; जन्मानि इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म (object of श्रुत्वा)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Conjunctive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having heard)

• वचनम्: speech/statement
• वचनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• रोद्रम्: fierce/terrible
• रोद्रम्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifies वचनम्)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कोप-समन्वितः: filled with anger
• कोप-समन्वितः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of राजा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कोपेन समन्वितः = endowed with anger)

Speaker

Narrator (Suta-style Purana narration; specific speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka

Characters & Entities

• Raja (the king)
• Rakshasi (demonic birth-state)

FAQs

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

It emphasizes papaphala—grave actions can propel the jīva into lower, painful birth-states for many lifetimes, urging restraint, repentance, and dharmic correction.

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

By highlighting the terror of karmic bondage, the narrative indirectly points to bhakti and dharmic living as protective forces that purify conduct and reduce the pull toward degraded rebirth.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is ethical discipline and timely prāyaścitta (expiation) to avoid severe karmic outcomes.