Shloka 55

Devanagari script

तत्र वत्स्यति राजा वै तुरगेणातिवाहितः । तव गीतेन चार्वंगि मोहितोऽश्वं विहाय च ॥ ५५ ॥

Transliteration

tatra vatsyati rājā vai turageṇātivāhitaḥ | tava gītena cārvaṃgi mohito'śvaṃ vihāya ca || 55 ||

Translation

在那里，国王将停驻，虽由骏马疾驰载行；然肢体娟美者啊，他被你的歌声迷醉，竟也会舍下那匹马。

Word by Word

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

• वत्स्यति: will stay/dwell
• वत्स्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात, निश्चयार्थ

• तुरगेण: by/with a horse
• तुरगेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुरग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण

• अतिवाहितः: carried swiftly (ridden fast)
• अतिवाहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति + वह् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘राजा’ इति विशेषणम्; कर्मणि-भावः ‘carried/borne swiftly’

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गीतेन: by (your) song
• गीतेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण

• चार्वङ्गि: O fair-limbed one
• चार्वङ्गि: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारु + अङ्गिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मोहितः: bewildered/enchanted
• मोहितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुह् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘राजा’ इति विशेषणम्

• अश्वम्: the horse
• अश्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विहाय: having abandoned
• विहाय: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + हा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकालिक क्रिया ‘having left’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात

Speaker

Narada (narrating within a dialogue tradition attributed to Narada Purana)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shringara

Characters & Entities

• Raja (the king)
• Turaga (horse)

FAQs

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

It highlights how moha (enchantment/infatuation) can overpower royal power and worldly momentum, making a person abandon even strong supports—symbolized by the king leaving his horse.

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

By contrast, it shows the mind’s susceptibility to sensory attraction (song/beauty). Bhakti texts use such episodes to warn that devotion requires steadiness and guarding the senses from distractions.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedanga (like Vyakarana, Jyotisha, or Kalpa) is taught directly in this verse; it functions primarily as narrative instruction on psychology (moha) and conduct (dharma).