Shloka 256

Devanagari script

उत्तड़कं श्लक्षणया वाचा सान्त्वयन्निदमब्रवीत्‌ | उत्तंकके ऐसा कहनेपर महाबुद्धिमान्‌ जनार्दनने उन्हें मधुर वाणीद्वारा सान्त्वना देते हुए कहा--

Transliteration

Uttaṅkaṃ ślakṣaṇayā vācā sāntvayann idam abravīt | uttaṅkake aisā kahanepara mahābuddhimān janārdanane unheṃ madhura vāṇīdvārā sāntvanā dete hue kahā—

Translation

Cuando Uttaṅka habló así, Janārdana—de gran inteligencia—lo apaciguó con palabras suaves y corteses, y respondió, ofreciéndole consuelo para afirmar su ánimo y devolverlo a una disposición serena y conforme al dharma.

Word by Word

• उत्तडकम्: Uttadaka (proper name), him
• उत्तडकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तडक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्लक्षणया: with gentle/pleasant
• श्लक्षणया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• वाचा: speech, words
• वाचा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सान्त्वयन्: comforting, consoling
• सान्त्वयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सान्त्वय् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

उत्तडुक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Uttaṅka
• Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic communication: a wise person responds to agitation or harshness not with escalation but with gentle, reassuring speech that calms the other and prepares the ground for ethical instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Uttaṅka has spoken (likely with distress or intensity), and Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana), described as highly intelligent, begins his reply by consoling Uttaṅka with sweet, gentle words.