Shloka 116

Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 103: Garuḍa’s Protest, Viṣṇu’s Demonstration, and Counsel Toward Śama

Devanagari script

मातलिस्तस्य सम्मान कर्तुमहों भवानपि । ये मातलि स्वयं चलकर कन्यादान करनेको उद्यत हैं। आपको भी इनका सम्मान करना चाहिये

Transliteration

Mātalis tasya sammānaṁ kartum aho bhavān api | ye Mātali svayaṁ calitvā kanyādānaṁ kartum udyatāḥ | āpako 'pi inka sammāna karnā cāhiye |

Translation

Sinabi ni Nārada: “Dapat parangalan si Mātali—hindi lamang niya, kundi pati ikaw. Sapagkat si Mātali mismo ang naglakbay, handang isagawa ang pag-aalay ng dalaga sa pag-aasawa. Kaya nararapat mo rin siyang bigyan ng angkop na paggalang.”

Word by Word

• मातलि: O Mātali
• मातलि: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातलि
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• सम्मानम्: honour, respect
• सम्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्मान
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कर्तुम्: to do / to render
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: तुमुन्, Parasmaipada (usage-neutral as infinitive)

• अहो: indeed! / oh!
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अहो

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also, even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Mātali

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes dharmic conduct: one should honor worthy persons—especially those undertaking sacred social duties like arranging or performing kanyādāna—because respect sustains moral order and proper relationships.

What is happening in the narrative?

Nārada advises the listener to show proper honor to Mātali, noting that Mātali has personally come forward, prepared to carry out the formal act of giving a maiden in marriage, and thus merits respectful reception.