Shloka 106

Vyādha–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Śāpa, Vṛtta-Dharma, and Counsel Against Viṣāda

Grief

Devanagari script

नार्य: कालेन सम्भूय किमद्धभततरं ततः । 'स्त्रियाँ अपने उदरमें दस महीनेतक जो गर्भ धारण करती हैं और यथासमय उसको जन्म देती हैं, इससे अद्भुत कार्य और कौन होगा?

Transliteration

nāryaḥ kālena sambhūya kim adbhutataraṃ tataḥ |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Women, in due course of time, conceive and bring forth life at the proper moment—what deed could be more wondrous than this?”

Word by Word

• नार्यः: women
• नार्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• कालेन: by/with time (in due course)
• कालेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सम्भूय: having conceived/come into being
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-भू
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Prior action

• किम्: what?
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• अद्भुततरम्: more wonderful
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुततर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, Comparative

• ततः: than that/from that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• women (nāryaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights reverence for motherhood and the natural, time-bound order (kāla) by which life is conceived and born, presenting childbirth as a supreme marvel deserving respect.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, makes an admiring observation about women’s capacity to conceive and deliver a child at the proper time, emphasizing the extraordinary nature of this life-giving act.