Shloka 9
Śānti-parva Adhyāya 30: Nārada–Parvata Samaya-bhaṅga, Śāpa, and the Marriage of Sukumārī
Devanagari script
तौ तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय महर्षी लोकपूजितौ
Transliteration
tau tatheti pratijñāya maharṣī lokapūjitau
Translation
লোকপূজিত সেই দুজন মহর্ষিয়ে “তথাস্তु” বুলি কৈ প্ৰতিজ্ঞা কৰিলে।
Word by Word
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
तथाthus, so
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
इतिthus (quotative marker)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
प्रतिज्ञायhaving promised, having pledged
प्रतिज्ञाय:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-ज्ञा
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite
महर्षीthe two great sages
महर्षी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहर्षि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
लोकपूजितौhonoured by the world
लोकपूजितौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootलोक-पूजित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
Speaker
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
T
two great sages (maharṣī)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of a pledge (pratijñā): assent is not casual speech but a binding commitment, especially when made by revered authorities such as sages, whose conduct models dharma for society.
Two respected great sages respond “tathā iti” (“so be it”) and formally undertake a promise, indicating their agreement to proceed according to the discussed course of action.