Shloka 16
Śānti-parva Adhyāya 30: Nārada–Parvata Samaya-bhaṅga, Śāpa, and the Marriage of Sukumārī
Devanagari script
तस्यास्तेनोपचारेण रूपेणाप्रतिमेन च
Transliteration
tasyāstenopacāreṇa rūpeṇāpratimena ca
Translation
அவளுடைய பக்தியுடனான உபசாரத்தாலும், ஒப்பற்ற அழகினாலும், அவள் அவனுடைய அன்பை ஈர்த்தாள்.
Word by Word
तस्याःof her
तस्याः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
तेनby/with that
तेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
उपचारेणby service/attendance; by treatment
उपचारेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootउपचार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
रूपेणby/with (her) form/beauty
रूपेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
अप्रतिमेनincomparable, matchless
अप्रतिमेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootअप्रतिम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (निपात)
Speaker
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical power of upacāra—respectful, attentive conduct—suggesting that character expressed through service and propriety can be as influential as outward excellence, and that both shape moral and social outcomes.
The speaker notes that a woman (implied by the feminine reference) affects a man’s disposition toward her through two factors: her considerate service/behavior (upacāra) and her incomparable beauty (apratima rūpa).