Shloka 14
Śānti-parva Adhyāya 30: Nārada–Parvata Samaya-bhaṅga, Śāpa, and the Marriage of Sukumārī
Devanagari script
परम सौम्यमित्युक्त ताभ्यां राजा शशास ताम्
Transliteration
parama saumyām ity uktaḥ tābhyāṃ rājā śaśāsa tām
Translation
परमसौम्यमित्युक्ता ताभ्यां राजा शशास ताम्।
Word by Word
परम्very, exceedingly
परम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
सौम्यम्gentle, gracious (thing/word)
सौम्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसौम्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
इतिthus, 'so'
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
उक्तम्said, spoken
उक्तम्:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formक्त, Passive (past participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
ताभ्याम्by those two (women)
ताभ्याम्:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Dual
राजाthe king
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शशासruled, governed, commanded
शशास:
TypeVerb
Rootशास्
Formलिट् (Perfect), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular
ताम्her
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
R
rājā (the king)T
tābhyām (two persons, unnamed here)T
tām (a woman, unnamed here)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic kingship: respectful address (“most gentle”) is followed by decisive, orderly instruction. Ethical governance balances courtesy in speech with firmness in action.
Two individuals address someone with a gentle honorific; in response, the king issues a command to a woman, moving the situation forward through royal directive.