Shloka 21
Yakṣa-saṃvāda: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Interrogation at the Guarded Water
तथैव प्रियवादेन नैपुणेन शमेन च । रहश्वैवोपचारेण भर्तारें पर्यतोषयत्,इसी प्रकार मधुर सम्भाषण, कार्य-कुशलता, शान्ति तथा एकान्तसेवाद्वारा पतिदेवको भी सदा प्रसन्न रखा
tathaiva priyavādena naipuṇena śamena ca | rahaś caivopacāreṇa bhartāraṁ paryatoṣayat ||
وكذلك، بكلامٍ عذبٍ رفيق، وبحُسن القيام بالواجبات، وبسكونٍ مع ضبط النفس، وبخدمةٍ خاصةٍ يقِظةٍ لا تُبتغى بها المباهاة—كانت تُبقي زوجَها راضيًا على الدوام.
इुमत्सेन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that harmony in relationships is sustained through ethical speech (priyavāda), competent and responsible action (naipuṇa), inner calm and restraint (śama), and sincere, unobtrusive care (rahas-upacāra).
Dyumatsena describes how a wife maintained her husband’s contentment by consistently combining gentle words, practical skill in duties, calm demeanor, and private attentive service.