Shloka 36

Śānti-parva Adhyāya 30: Nārada–Parvata Samaya-bhaṅga, Śāpa, and the Marriage of Sukumārī

Devanagari script

।। तमुवाच ततो दृष्टवा पर्वतं नारदस्तथा

Transliteration

tam uvāca tato dṛṣṭvā parvataṃ nāradas tathā

Translation

Da sprach Nārada, als er Parvata erblickte, ebenfalls zu ihm.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ततः: then/from there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Active

• पर्वतम्: the mountain
• पर्वतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• parvata (mountain)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a narrative hinge rather than a standalone maxim: it signals that an observation (the sight of a mountain) becomes the occasion for Nārada’s instruction, a common Mahābhārata method where ethical teaching is grounded in concrete scenes and examples.

What is happening in the narrative?

After seeing a mountain, the sage Nārada speaks to the person addressed (“him”), indicating the continuation of a dialogue and the start of an explanation prompted by what has been seen.