Shloka 32
Śānti-parva Adhyāya 30: Nārada–Parvata Samaya-bhaṅga, Śāpa, and the Marriage of Sukumārī
Devanagari script
।। सुकुमारी च देवर्षि वानरप्रतिमाननम्
Transliteration
sukumārī ca devarṣi vānara-pratimānanam
Translation
«ແລະນາງສຸກຸມາຣີ—ໂອ ດວງຣິສີເທວະ—ອ່ອນນ້ອມບອບບາງ ແລະມີໃບໜ້າຄ້າຍວານອນ».
Word by Word
सुकुमारीvery delicate/soft (woman)
सुकुमारी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुकुमारी (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
देवर्षिO divine sage
देवर्षि:
TypeNoun
Rootदेवर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
वानर-प्रतिम-आननम्a face resembling a monkey
वानर-प्रतिम-आननम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआनन (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
Ś
ŚrīkṛṣṇaD
Devarṣi (divine seer, addressed)A
a delicate woman (unnamed in this pāda)V
Vānara (monkey/ape as a point of comparison)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
This fragment is primarily descriptive rather than doctrinal; its function is to characterize a figure through vivid physical imagery, a common epic technique used to signal identity, nature, or symbolic association.
Śrīkṛṣṇa addresses a devarṣi and describes someone as tender and having a monkey-like face; the line appears as part of a broader narration where such traits help the listener recognize or understand the person being discussed.