Shloka 22

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठ उवाच यैषा ते तपती नाम सावित्र्यवरजा सुता । तां त्वां संवरणस्यार्थे वरयामि विभावसो,वसिष्ठजीने कहा--विभावसो! यह जो आपकी तपती नामकी पुत्री एवं सावित्रीकी छोटी बहिन है, इसे मैं आपसे राजा संवरणके लिये माँगता हूँ

Transliteration

Vasiṣṭha uvāca: yaiṣā te Tapatī nāma Sāvitrī-varajā sutā | tāṃ tvāṃ Saṃvaraṇasyārthe varayāmi Vibhāvaso ||

Translation

Vasiṣṭha said: “O Vibhāvasu, your daughter named Tapatī, the younger sister of Sāvitrī—her I ask of you, to be given in marriage to King Saṃvaraṇa.”

Word by Word

वसिष्ठःVasiṣṭha (the sage)

उवाचsaid

याshe who

एषाthis (woman)

तेof you/your

तपतीTapatī (proper name)

नामby name / named

सावित्र्यवरजाthe younger sister of Sāvitrī

सुताdaughter

ताम्her

त्वाम्you

संवरणस्यof Saṃvaraṇa

अर्थेfor the sake/purpose

वरयामिI choose / I ask (in marriage)

विभावसोO Vibhāvasu (Agni)

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vasiṣṭha

Tapatī

Sāvitrī

Vibhāvasu (Agni)

Saṃvaraṇa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic social order in which marriage alliances—especially royal ones—are pursued through proper mediation and respectful request, with a sage acting as an ethical intermediary rather than coercion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasiṣṭha approaches Vibhāvasu (Agni), identifies Tapatī as his daughter and Sāvitrī’s younger sister, and formally seeks her hand in marriage on behalf of King Saṃvaraṇa.