Shloka 15

ययाति–देवयानी संवादः

Yayāti–Devayānī Dialogue and Śukra’s Consent

Devanagari script

देवयानीं च दयितां सुतां तस्य महात्मन: । त्वमाराधयितुं शक्तो नान्य: कश्नन विद्यते,“उन महात्माकी प्यारी पुत्रीका नाम देवयानी है, उसे अपनी सेवाओंद्वारा आप ही प्रसन्न कर सकते हैं। दूसरा कोई इसमें समर्थ नहीं है!

Transliteration

devayānīṃ ca dayitāṃ sutāṃ tasya mahātmanaḥ | tvam ārādhayituṃ śakto nānyaḥ kaścana vidyate ||

Translation

And that beloved daughter of the noble-souled man—Devayānī—can be won over and satisfied by your devoted service alone; no one else is capable of pleasing her in this matter.

Word by Word

देवयानीम्Devayānī (as object)

चand

दयिताम्beloved, dear

सुताम्daughter

तस्यof him/of that

महात्मनःof the great-souled one

त्वम्you

आराधयितुम्to please, to propitiate

शक्तःable, capable

नnot

अन्यःanother (person)

कश्चनanyone at all

विद्यतेexists, is found

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Devayānī

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 an ethical principle of relational conduct: sincere service and respectful effort are presented as the proper means to gain another’s goodwill, and it stresses personal responsibility—only the addressed person is deemed capable of accomplishing it.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana identifies Devayānī as the beloved daughter of a noble figure and tells the listener that Devayānī can be pleased only by the listener’s own efforts; no substitute or intermediary can achieve this for him.