Shloka 82

Adhyaya 16 — The Son’s Counsel on Renunciation and the Anasuya–Mandavya Episode: The Suspension of Sunrise and the Power of Pativrata

Sanskrit

तेन सत्येन विप्रो 'यं व्याधिमुक्तः पुनर्युवा ।

प्राप्नोतु जीवितं भार्यासहायः शरदां शतम् ॥

Transliteration

tena satyena vipro 'yaṃ vyādhi-muktaḥ punar yuvā /

prāpnotu jīvitaṃ bhāryā-sahāyaḥ śaradāṃ śatam

Translation

Durch diese Wahrheit möge dieser Brāhmaṇa von Krankheit befreit und wieder jugendlich werden; und, mit seiner Gattin als Gefährtin, möge er ein Leben von hundert Herbsten erlangen (das heißt ein volles, langes Leben).

Speakers

• Not explicitly marked; functions as a benediction grounded in satya (likely Anasūyā or the devoted wife invoking truth-power)

Key Themes

• Satya (truth) as efficacious power
• Healing and rejuvenation
• Blessing for longevity
• Dharma and speech-act potency