Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

।। तमुवाच ततो दृष्टवा पर्वतं नारदस्तथा

Transliteration

tam uvāca tato dṛṣṭvā parvataṃ nāradas tathā

Translation

そのときナーラダはパルヴァタを見るや、同じく彼に言葉をかけた。

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ततः: then/from there
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Active

• पर्वतम्: the mountain
• पर्वतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• parvata (mountain)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a narrative hinge rather than a standalone maxim: it signals that an observation (the sight of a mountain) becomes the occasion for Nārada’s instruction, a common Mahābhārata method where ethical teaching is grounded in concrete scenes and examples.

What is happening in the narrative?

After seeing a mountain, the sage Nārada speaks to the person addressed (“him”), indicating the continuation of a dialogue and the start of an explanation prompted by what has been seen.