Shloka 28

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

Devanagari script

तौ तु शप्त्वा भृशं क्रुद्धों परस्परममर्षणां

Transliteration

tau tu śaptvā bhṛśaṃ kruddhau parasparam amarṣaṇau

Translation

Nhưng cả hai, sau khi dữ dội nguyền rủa lẫn nhau trong cơn giận, liền trở nên không thể dung chịu nhau—mỗi người đều không thể chịu nổi người kia—để rồi cơn thịnh nộ hóa thành mối thù dai dẳng.

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तु: but/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• शप्त्वा: having cursed
• Type: Verb
• Root: शप्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active, Non-finite

• भृशम्: excessively, greatly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम्

• क्रुद्धौ: angry (the two)
• क्रुद्धौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• परस्परम्: mutually, each other
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परस्पर

• अमर्षणौ: intolerant, unforbearing (the two)
• अमर्षणौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमर्षण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Two unnamed persons (tau)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical danger of krodha (anger) expressed through harsh speech: a curse uttered in rage can crystallize into mutual intolerance and long-term hostility, undermining dharma and social harmony.

What is happening in the narrative?

Two individuals, overcome by anger, curse each other vehemently; as a result they become mutually unforbearing (amarṣaṇau), setting the stage for sustained enmity rather than reconciliation.