Shloka 29

पाण्डोः श्राद्धं, सत्यवत्याः वनगमनम्, बाल्यस्पर्धा च

Pāṇḍu’s Śrāddha, Satyavatī’s Withdrawal, and Childhood Rivalry

Devanagari script

प्रणिधायेन्द्रियग्रामं भर्तुलोकपरायणे । त्यक्तकामसुखे हाववां तप्स्थावो विपुलं तप:,“हम दोनों कामसुखका परित्याग करके पतिलोककी प्राप्तिका ही परम लक्ष्य लेकर अपनी सम्पूर्ण इन्द्रियोंको संयममें रखती हुई भारी तपस्या करेंगी

Transliteration

praṇidhāyendriyagrāmaṃ bhartṛlokaparāyaṇe | tyaktakāmasukhe hāvavāṃ tapsthāvo vipulaṃ tapaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Indem wir die ganze Schar der Sinne in Zucht halten und das Erreichen der Welt unseres Gemahls zum höchsten Ziel machen, werden wir zwei—nachdem wir die Freuden des Begehrens entsagt haben—reiche, strenge Askese auf uns nehmen.“

Word by Word

प्रणिधायhaving restrained/placed (under control)

इन्द्रियग्रामम्the collection of senses

भर्तृलोकपरायणेin (we) two who are devoted to the husband’s world (as the supreme goal)

त्यक्तकामसुखेin (we) two who have abandoned pleasures of desire

आवाम्we two

तप्स्यावःwe two shall practice (austerity)

विपुलम्great, abundant

तपःausterity, penance

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

bhartṛ-loka (husband’s realm)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes dharmic self-mastery: restraining the senses, renouncing desire-based pleasures, and embracing tapas as a disciplined means to attain a higher spiritual goal.

What is happening in the narrative?

A resolve is being voiced (reported by Vaiśampāyana): two women declare that they will abandon sensual enjoyment, control their senses, and perform severe austerities with the aim of reaching their husband’s realm.