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Shloka 194

पतिव्रतायाश्नाख्यानं तथैवाज्धिरसं स्मृतम्‌ । द्रौपद्या: कीर्तितश्चात्र संवाद: सत्यभामया,पतिव्रताका और आंगिरसका उपाख्यान भी इसी प्रसंगमें है। द्रौपदीका सत्यभामाके साथ संवाद भी इसीमें है

pativratāyāś cākhyānaṃ tathaivāṅgirasaṃ smṛtam | draupadyāḥ kīrtitaś cātra saṃvādaḥ satyabhāmayā |

Here, the traditional account of a devoted wife (pativratā) is also recalled, along with the well-known episode connected with Aṅgiras. In this same context, the dialogue of Draupadī with Satyabhāmā is likewise narrated—highlighting ideals of marital fidelity, self-restraint, and dharma as lived within household life.

पतिव्रतायाःof the devoted wife (pativratā)
पतिव्रतायाः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपतिव्रता
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
उपाख्यानम्episode; narrative
उपाख्यानम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootउपाख्यान
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तथाlikewise; so
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed; also
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
आङ्गिरसम्the (episode) of Āṅgirasa
आङ्गिरसम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआङ्गिरस
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
स्मृतम्is mentioned; is remembered
स्मृतम्:
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
द्रौपद्याःof Draupadī
द्रौपद्याः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्रौपदी
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
कीर्तितःis narrated; is described
कीर्तितः:
TypeVerb
Rootकीर्त्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अत्रhere; in this context
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
संवादःdialogue; conversation
संवादः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसंवाद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सत्यभामयाwith Satyabhāmā / by Satyabhāmā
सत्यभामया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्यभामा
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular

राम उवाच

R
Rama
D
Draupadi
S
Satyabhama
A
Angiras

Educational Q&A

The verse signals that the text teaches dharma through remembered exemplars: the ideal of pativratā (steadfast marital devotion) and instructive dialogues (like Draupadī–Satyabhāmā), presenting ethical conduct in household life as a serious spiritual discipline.

The speaker indicates what material is included in this section: an episode about a devoted wife, a remembered account connected with Aṅgiras, and the celebrated dialogue between Draupadī and Satyabhāmā—serving as a thematic catalogue of the teachings narrated here.