Shloka 14
Śānti-parva Adhyāya 30: Nārada–Parvata Samaya-bhaṅga, Śāpa, and the Marriage of Sukumārī
Devanagari script
परम सौम्यमित्युक्त ताभ्यां राजा शशास ताम्
Transliteration
parama saumyām ity uktaḥ tābhyāṃ rājā śaśāsa tām
Translation
فلما خاطبه الاثنان بقولِهما: «يا ألينَ الناس»، أصدر الملك أمره إليها، بسلطانٍ موزون يليق بالملوك، محدِّداً مجرى الأمر فيما سيأتي.
Word by Word
परम्very, exceedingly
परम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सौम्यम्gentle, gracious (thing/word)
सौम्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसौम्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
इतिthus, 'so'
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
उक्तम्said, spoken
उक्तम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formक्त, Passive (past participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
ताभ्याम्by those two (women)
ताभ्याम्:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Dual
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शशासruled, governed, commanded
शशास:
TypeVerb
Rootशास्
Formलिट् (Perfect), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular
ताम्her
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
R
rājā (the king)T
tābhyām (two persons, unnamed here)T
tām (a woman, unnamed here)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic kingship: respectful address (“most gentle”) is followed by decisive, orderly instruction. Ethical governance balances courtesy in speech with firmness in action.
Two individuals address someone with a gentle honorific; in response, the king issues a command to a woman, moving the situation forward through royal directive.