Shloka 20

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

Devanagari script

कृत्वा समयमव्यग्रो भवान्‌ वै सहितो मया

Transliteration

kṛtvā samayam avyagro bhavān vai sahito mayā

Translation

Habiendo hecho un pacto, tú—sereno, sin turbación y atento—en verdad permaneciste conmigo, fiel al compromiso jurado.

Word by Word

• कृत्वा: having made/done
• कृत्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (त्वान्त), कर्तरि, पूर्वकाल (absolutive)

• समयम्: agreement/compact; appointed time
• समयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अव्यग्रः: unagitated; attentive
• अव्यग्रः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वै: indeed; surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• सहितः: accompanied; together (with)
• सहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मया: by me; with me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया, एकवचन

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrīkṛṣṇa
• bhavān (the addressed person, unnamed in this pāda)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharma as fidelity to one’s samaya (pledged agreement) and the virtue of acting with avyagra-bhāva—composure and freedom from distraction—once a commitment is undertaken.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrīkṛṣṇa addresses someone respectfully, recalling that an agreement was made and that the addressee stayed aligned with him, calm and undistracted—emphasizing the moral seriousness of shared resolve and kept promises.