Shloka 15

शल्मलि–पवनसंवादः

The Dialogue of Śalmali and Pavana

Devanagari script

यापि चैवंविधा नारी भर्तारिमनुवर्तते । विराजते हि सा क्षिप्रं कपोतीव दिवि स्थिता,इसी प्रकार जो स्त्री अपने पतिका अनुसरण करती है, वह कपोतीके समान शीघ्र ही स्वर्गलोकमें स्थित हो अपने तेजसे प्रकाशित होती है

Transliteration

yāpi caivaṃvidhā nārī bhartārim anuvartate | virājate hi sā kṣipraṃ kapotīvā divi sthitā ||

Translation

Bhishma said: Even a woman of such a disposition, if she faithfully follows and supports her husband, soon shines forth—like a dove—established in heaven, radiant with her own spiritual splendor.

Word by Word

याwho (she)

अपिalso/even

चand

एवंविधाof such a kind

नारीwoman

भर्तारम्husband

अनुवर्ततेfollows/serves

विराजतेshines/is resplendent

हिindeed/for

साshe

क्षिप्रम्quickly/soon

कपोतीa female pigeon

इवlike/as

दिविin heaven

स्थिताstanding/being situated

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

woman (nārī)

husband (bhartṛ)

heaven (div)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes