Shloka 89

Kubera’s Fivefold Nīti and Protection of the Pāṇḍavas (वैश्रवणोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

वदन्ति मधुरा वाच: सर्वभूतमनोरमा:

Transliteration

vadanti madhurā vācaḥ sarvabhūtamanoramāḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dijo: «Dicen que las palabras dulces—gratas al corazón de todos los seres—tienen un poder especial para granjear benevolencia y aquietar la mente».

Word by Word

• वदन्ति: they speak / they say
• वदन्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद्
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथम, बहुवचन

• मधुराः: sweet (pleasant)
• मधुराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• वाचः: words / speeches
• वाचः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वभूतमनोरमाः: delightful to all beings
• सर्वभूतमनोरमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वभूतमनोरम
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical value of gentle, sweet speech: words that are pleasing to all beings foster harmony, reduce conflict, and support dharma in human relationships.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, introduces a reflective statement on the power of courteous speech, framing the surrounding episode with a moral emphasis on how one should speak to others.