Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

ईर्ष्यां त्यक्त्वा विशालाक्ष्या भवाम्येषा सहोदरी । राक्षस्या वचनेनेह परिणीय नृपात्मजाम् ॥ ४६ ॥

Transliteration

īrṣyāṃ tyaktvā viśālākṣyā bhavāmyeṣā sahodarī | rākṣasyā vacaneneha pariṇīya nṛpātmajām || 46 ||

Translation

“弃却嫉妒之心，我将真诚地成为这位大眼佳人的姊妹；并且在此，奉那罗刹女（rākṣasī）之命，我将把国王之女迎来为新娘。”

Word by Word

• ईर्ष्याम्: jealousy
• ईर्ष्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईर्ष्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• त्यक्त्वा: having abandoned
• त्यक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having abandoned’

• विशालाक्ष्या: by/with the large-eyed (woman)
• विशालाक्ष्या: Karaṇa/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाल + अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारय: ‘विशालाः अक्षी यस्याः’ (as epithet)

• भवामि: I become / I will be
• भवामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (singular)

• एषा: this (woman)
• एषा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• सहोदरी: sister (born of the same mother)
• सहोदरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहोदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• राक्षस्या: of the rākṣasī (demoness)
• राक्षस्या: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• वचनेन: by the word/command
• वचनेन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (adverb of place)

• परिणीय: having married (her)
• परिणीय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष (absolutive in -ya), ‘having married/led around (in marriage)’

• नृपात्मजाम्: the king’s daughter
• नृपात्मजाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप + आत्मजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘नृपस्य आत्मजा’

Speaker

Narrator (dialogue speaker within the story; specific named speaker not explicit from this single verse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"karuna","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Jealousy is renounced, aiming at reconciliation and sisterly harmony, yet under the uneasy pressure of a rākṣasī’s command."}

Characters & Entities

• rākṣasī
• nṛpātmajā
• viśālākṣī

FAQs

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

It emphasizes inner purification—abandoning jealousy (īrṣyā-tyāga)—as the basis for harmony and right conduct, even amid tense, story-driven circumstances.

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

Though not explicitly naming Vishnu, it supports bhakti ethics by showing that devotional life requires removing envy and cultivating sisterly goodwill—qualities that sustain sattva and make worship and pilgrimage fruitful.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

The verse uses the dharma-legal term pariṇīya (“to marry/bring as a bride”), aligning with Dharmashastra-style vocabulary; it is more about ethical intention than a technical Vedanga procedure.