Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 29

Prologue to the Suvrata Narrative: Revā (Narmadā) and Vāmana-tīrtha; Greed, Anxiety, and the Ethics of Trust

Devanagari script

सोमशर्मोवाच । संबंधः कीदृशो भद्रे तथा विस्तरतो वद । येन संबंधिनः सर्वे धनपुत्रादिबांधवाः

Transliteration

somaśarmovāca | saṃbaṃdhaḥ kīdṛśo bhadre tathā vistarato vada | yena saṃbaṃdhinaḥ sarve dhanaputrādibāṃdhavāḥ

Translation

ໂສມະຊະຣະມາ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ໂອ ນາງຜູ້ປະເສີດ, ຄວາມສຳພັນມີສະພາບແນວໃດ? ຂໍໃຫ້ອະທິບາຍໂດຍລະອຽດ—ເພື່ອໃຫ້ເຂົ້າໃຈຜູ້ທີ່ເອີ້ນວ່າ ‘ຍາດພີ່ນ້ອງ’ ທັງຫມົດ ເຊັ່ນ ຊັບສົມບັດ ລູກ ແລະຍາດອື່ນໆ”

Word by Word

• सोमशर्मा: Somaśarman
• सोमशर्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (speaker name)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; said

• सम्बन्धः: relationship/connection
• सम्बन्धः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• कीदृशः: of what kind
• कीदृशः: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; interrogative adjective agreeing with सम्बन्धः

• भद्रे: O auspicious lady
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; address

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): thus/also

• विस्तरतः: in detail
• विस्तरतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विस्तरतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): in detail/at length

• वद: tell
• वद: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; speak/tell

• येन: by which
• येन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular: by which

• सम्बन्धिनः: relations
• सम्बन्धिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्बन्धिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; agrees with सम्बन्धिनः

• धन-पुत्र-आदि-बान्धवाः: relatives such as wealth and sons
• धन-पुत्र-आदि-बान्धवाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (समाहार/निर्देश): 'wealth, sons, etc. (as) relatives'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

Speaker

Somaśarmā

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: adbhuta

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: सोमशर्मा+उवाच → सोमशर्मोवाच; धनपुत्रादि+बान्धवाः → धनपुत्रादिबांधवाः

Characters & Entities

• Somaśarmā

FAQs

Who is speaking in this verse and what is being asked?

Somaśarmā is speaking, asking an addressed “bhadre” (noble lady) to explain the nature of saṃbandha (relationship/connection) in detail.

What kinds of “relations” are explicitly referenced here?

The verse references wealth (dhana), sons (putra), and other kinds of kin or associates (ādi-bāndhavāḥ) as examples of those considered ‘connected’.

What is the main theme or ethical inquiry implied by the question?

It raises a reflective inquiry into what truly constitutes a ‘relationship’—suggesting a distinction between worldly ties (wealth, family) and a deeper principle that defines connection.