Shloka 96

Devanagari script

ततो मामब्रवीद्‌ बाल: स पद्मनिभलोचन: । श्रीवत्सधारी द्युतिमान्‌ वाक्‍्यं श्रुतिसुखावहम्‌

Transliteration

tato mām abravīd bālaḥ sa padmanibhalocanaḥ | śrīvatsadhārī dyutimān vākyaṃ śrutisukhāvaham ||

Translation

Rồi cậu bé rực rỡ ấy—mắt như hoa sen, mang dấu Śrīvatsa—cất lời với ta bằng những lời êm tai, dịu dàng, khiến người nghe được an ủi.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Gender: —, Case: Accusative, Number: Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (वचने)
• Form: Tense: Imperfect (Laṅ), Person: 3rd, Number: Singular

• बालः: the boy
• बालः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Nominative, Number: Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Nominative, Number: Singular

• पद्मनिभलोचनः: whose eyes are like lotuses
• पद्मनिभलोचनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म-निभ-लोचन
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Nominative, Number: Singular

• श्रीवत्सधारी: bearing the Śrīvatsa mark
• श्रीवत्सधारी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीवत्स-धारिन्
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Nominative, Number: Singular

• द्युतिमान्: radiant, splendid
• द्युतिमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्युतिमत्
• Form: Gender: Masculine, Case: Nominative, Number: Singular

• वाक्यम्: a speech, words
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Gender: Neuter, Case: Accusative, Number: Singular

• श्रुतिसुखावहम्: bringing pleasure to the hearing
• श्रुतिसुखावहम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रुति-सुख-आवह
• Form: Gender: Neuter, Case: Accusative, Number: Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• the boy (bālaḥ)
• Śrīvatsa (mark/emblem)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical power of speech: words that are gentle, pleasing, and well-formed create receptivity and auspiciousness, preparing the listener for counsel aligned with dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates a transition where a radiant, lotus-eyed boy marked with Śrīvatsa begins to speak to the narrator, introducing an important statement delivered in a soothing and compelling manner.