Shloka 256

Uttanka’s Guru-Śuśrūṣā and the Commission to Retrieve the Maṇikuṇḍalas (उत्तङ्क-गुरुशुश्रूषा तथा मणिकुण्डल-आदेशः)

Devanagari script

उत्तड़कं श्लक्षणया वाचा सान्त्वयन्निदमब्रवीत्‌ | उत्तंकके ऐसा कहनेपर महाबुद्धिमान्‌ जनार्दनने उन्हें मधुर वाणीद्वारा सान्त्वना देते हुए कहा--

Transliteration

Uttaṅkaṃ ślakṣaṇayā vācā sāntvayann idam abravīt | uttaṅkake aisā kahanepara mahābuddhimān janārdanane unheṃ madhura vāṇīdvārā sāntvanā dete hue kahā—

Translation

乌坦迦如此言说时，具大智慧的阇那尔达那以温柔而有礼的言辞抚慰他，继而作答，赐以安慰，使其心神安定，复归于合乎法（Dharma）的从容与端正。

Word by Word

• उत्तडकम्: Uttadaka (proper name), him
• उत्तडकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्तडक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्लक्षणया: with gentle/pleasant
• श्लक्षणया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• वाचा: speech, words
• वाचा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सान्त्वयन्: comforting, consoling
• सान्त्वयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सान्त्वय् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

उत्तडुक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Uttaṅka
• Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic communication: a wise person responds to agitation or harshness not with escalation but with gentle, reassuring speech that calms the other and prepares the ground for ethical instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Uttaṅka has spoken (likely with distress or intensity), and Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana), described as highly intelligent, begins his reply by consoling Uttaṅka with sweet, gentle words.