Shloka 45

Devanagari script

अथ नारायणत्तत्र नारदं वाक्यमब्रवीत्‌

Transliteration

atha nārāyaṇas tatra nāradaṃ vākyam abravīt

Translation

Then, there, Nārāyaṇa addressed Nārada with words—signaling the beginning of a purposeful instruction and counsel within the unfolding discourse.

Word by Word

• अथ: then/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• नारायणः: Narayana
• नारायणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• नारदम्: Narada
• नारदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वाक्यम्: speech/words
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārāyaṇa
• Nārada

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse functions as a framing cue: it introduces Nārāyaṇa’s forthcoming speech to Nārada, indicating that the next passage will carry the intended instruction—typically oriented toward dharma, right conduct, and spiritual understanding in the Śānti Parva’s didactic setting.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator reports a shift into direct discourse: Nārāyaṇa begins speaking to the sage Nārada at that moment and place, marking the transition from narration to a teaching or counsel delivered through dialogue.