Shloka 7

Śoka-śamana: Kṛṣṇa’s Consolation and Nārada’s Exempla to Sṛñjaya

Chapter 29

Devanagari script

शुशुभे वदनं तस्य सुदष्ट्र चारुलोचनम्‌ । व्याकोशमिव विस्पष्टं पद्म सूर्य इबोदिते

Transliteration

śuśubhe vadanaṃ tasya sudaṃṣṭraṃ cārulocanam | vyākośam iva vispaṣṭaṃ padmaṃ sūrya ivodite ||

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນເວລານັ້ນ ໃບໜ້າຂອງພຣະອົງ—ປະດັບດ້ວຍຟັນງາມ ແລະດວງຕາອ່ອນຊ້ອຍ—ສ່ອງສະຫວ່າງຢ່າງສົດໃສ ດັ່ງດອກບົວທີ່ບານເຕັມທີ່ ແລະເປີດອອກຢ່າງແຈ້ງໃນຍາມຕາເວັນຂຶ້ນ.

Word by Word

• शुशुभे: shone, was splendid
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुभ्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3, Singular, Ātmanepada

• वदनम्: face
• वदनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वदन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• सुदंष्ट्रम्: having fine teeth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-दंष्ट्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• चारुलोचनम्: having beautiful eyes
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु-लोचन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• व्याकोशम्: fully opened
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याकोश
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like, as if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• विस्पष्टम्: clearly manifest, fully expanded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विस्पष्ट
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पद्मम्: lotus
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्म
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सूर्ये: when the sun (is present), at sunrise
• सूर्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• इव: like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• उदिते: having risen (when risen)
• उदिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदित
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• sun (sūrya)
• lotus (padma)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Though primarily descriptive, the verse supports the Śānti Parva’s ethical atmosphere by portraying a figure whose outward serenity and auspicious radiance suggest inner steadiness—an ideal quality for one engaged in dharma, counsel, and righteous governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the appearance of a man’s face: it is handsome (fine teeth, beautiful eyes) and shines like a lotus that has fully opened at sunrise, emphasizing a moment of clarity and auspicious presence.