Shanti Parva Adhyaya 156 Shloka 15 - Mahabharata | Thai | Vedapath

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Shloka 15

Satya-lakṣaṇa (The Characteristics and Forms of Truth) | सत्यलक्षणम्

Devanagari script

मम रोष: समुत्पन्नस्त्वय्येवं सम्प्रभाषति । ब्रवीम्येष स्वयं वायोस्तव दुर्भाषितं बहु

Transliteration

mama roṣaḥ samutpannastvayy evaṁ samprabhāṣati | bravīmyeṣa svayaṁ vāyostava durbhāṣitaṁ bahu ||

Translation

นารทกล่าวว่า “ถ้อยคำที่เจ้าพูดเช่นนี้ทำให้ความโกรธเกิดขึ้นในข้า ดังนั้นข้าจะไปกราบทูลพระวายุด้วยตนเองถึงถ้อยคำหยาบคายและไม่สมควรทั้งหลายที่เจ้าได้กล่าวไว้”

Word by Word

ममof me / my

रोषःanger

समुत्पन्नःarisen / produced

त्वयिin/at you; towards you

एवंthus / in this manner

सम्प्रभाषतिspeaks / talks

ब्रवीमिI say / I tell

एषःthis (one/thing)

स्वयम्personally / oneself

वायोःof Vāyu; to/for Vāyu (contextually: before Vāyu)

तवyour / of you

दुर्भाषितम्ill-spoken words / rude speech

बहुmuch / many

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārada

Vāyu

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores accountability for speech: harsh or improper words (durbhāṣita) provoke conflict and invite censure. Ethical conduct includes restraint in speech and awareness that one’s words may be reported to higher authorities or elders for judgment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada, angered by the listener’s manner of speaking, declares that he will personally convey those offensive words to Vāyu, indicating a move from private admonition to formal complaint before a respected divine authority.