Shloka 9
Śānti-parva Adhyāya 30: Nārada–Parvata Samaya-bhaṅga, Śāpa, and the Marriage of Sukumārī
Devanagari script
तौ तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय महर्षी लोकपूजितौ
Transliteration
tau tatheti pratijñāya maharṣī lokapūjitau
Translation
那两位为世所敬的大圣仙，以“如是”应诺，遂立誓言——昭示其庄严承诺：将依所约而行，秉持达摩之义与受人敬重之威仪。
Word by Word
तौthose two
तौ:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
तथाthus, so
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
इतिthus (quotative marker)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
प्रतिज्ञायhaving promised, having pledged
प्रतिज्ञाय:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति-ज्ञा
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund), Non-finite
महर्षीthe two great sages
महर्षी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहर्षि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
लोकपूजितौhonoured by the world
लोकपूजितौ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootलोक-पूजित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
Speaker
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Characters & Entities
T
two great sages (maharṣī)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of a pledge (pratijñā): assent is not casual speech but a binding commitment, especially when made by revered authorities such as sages, whose conduct models dharma for society.
Two respected great sages respond “tathā iti” (“so be it”) and formally undertake a promise, indicating their agreement to proceed according to the discussed course of action.