Shloka 12

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

Devanagari script

ततः कदाचित्तौ राजा महात्मानौ तपोधनौ । अब्रवीत्‌ परमप्रीत: सुतेयं वरवर्णिनी

Transliteration

tataḥ kadācittau rājā mahātmānau tapodhanau | abravīt paramaprītaḥ sute yaṃ varavarṇinī ||

Translation

Kemudian, pada suatu ketika, raja—dengan hati yang amat bersukacita—berkata kepada kedua-dua Mahātmā yang kaya dengan tapa itu: “Wahai yang berwajah elok, anak lelaki milikmu ini…”

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततस्
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb)

• कदाचित्: once/sometime
• कदाचित्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित्
• Form: indeclinable

• तौ: those two (they)
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• महात्मानौ: great-souled (two)
• महात्मानौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• तपोधनौ: rich in austerity (two ascetics)
• तपोधनौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपोधन
• Form: masculine, nominative, dual

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: imperfect (laṅ), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• परमप्रीतः: extremely pleased
• परमप्रीतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परमप्रीत
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सुते: O son
• सुते: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• इयम्: this (woman)
• इयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• वरवर्णिनी: of excellent complexion/beautiful
• वरवर्णिनी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरवर्णिनी
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• rājā (the king)
• two mahātmā tapodhana persons (unnamed in this verse)
• varavarṇinī (a woman addressed)
• suta (her son, referenced)