Shloka 7

Vivāha-dharma: Kanyā-pradāna, Śulka, and Pāṇigrahaṇa-niṣṭhā (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४४)

Devanagari script

तामाबभाषे देवेन्द्र: साम्ना परमवल्गुना । त्वदर्थमागतं विद्धि देवेन्द्र मां शुचिस्मिते

Transliteration

tām ābabhāṣe devendraḥ sāmnā paramavalgūnā | tvadartham āgataṃ viddhi devendra māṃ śucismite ||

Translation

ビーシュマは言った。「神々の王インドラは、きわめて甘く和らげる口調で彼女に語りかけた。『清らかな微笑みの君よ、我が来たのは汝のためと知れ。われを神々の王インドラと認めよ。』」

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• आबभाषे: spoke (to)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• देवेन्द्रः: Indra, lord of the gods
• देवेन्द्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• साम्ना: with a chant / in a soothing manner
• साम्ना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सामन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• परमवल्गुना: with exceedingly sweet (speech)
• परमवल्गुना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमवल्गु
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• त्वदर्थम्: for your sake
• त्वदर्थम्: Hetu (Karanabhava)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वदर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आगतम्: come / arrived
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• विद्धि: know (you) / understand
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद्
• Form: Imperative (Loṭ), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• देवेन्द्र: O Indra / O lord of gods
• देवेन्द्र: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शुचिस्मिते: O pure-smiling one
• शुचिस्मिते: Sambodhana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचिस्मित
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Indra (Devendra)
• the addressed woman (śucismitā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when one possesses power or high status, ethical conduct favors winning trust through respectful, gentle speech (sāman) rather than force. Authority is best exercised with restraint and courtesy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Indra approaches a woman and identifies himself as Devendra, explaining that he has come specifically for her sake, speaking in an exceptionally sweet and conciliatory manner.