Shloka 28

Dharma-pratyabhijñāna and Vara-pradāna (धर्मप्रत्यभिज्ञानम्—वरप्रदानम्)

Devanagari script

तदेषा लभतां काम॑ यथाभिलषितं वधू: । अप्रमादश्न कर्तव्य: पुत्रि सत्यवत: पथि,अत: आज मेरी पुत्रवधू अपना अभीष्ट मनोरथ प्राप्त करे। बेटी! जा, सत्यवानके मार्ममें सावधानी रखना

Transliteration

tad eṣā labhatāṃ kāmaṃ yathābhilaṣitaṃ vadhūḥ | apramādaś ca kartavyaḥ putri satyavataḥ pathi ||

Translation

Por tanto, que esta esposa alcance el deseo que anhela. Y tú, hija mía, obra sin descuido: mantente siempre vigilante en el camino de Satyavān.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (thing/boon)
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• एषा: this (woman)
• एषा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• लभताम्: let (her) obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ्
• Form: imperative (lot), 3rd, singular, parasmaipada

• कामम्: the desired object/wish
• कामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• अभिलषितम्: desired, wished-for
• अभिलषितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिलषित
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• वधूः: the bride/daughter-in-law
• वधूः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वधू
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• अप्रमादः: carefulness, vigilance
• अप्रमादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप्रमाद
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• कर्तव्यः: to be done; must be (maintained)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्तव्य
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• पुत्रि: O daughter!
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्री
• Form: feminine, vocative, singular

• सत्यवतः: of Satyavat/Satyavan
• सत्यवतः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यवत्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• पथि: on the path/way
• पथि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथिन्
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

Speaker

हुमत्सेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Humat-sena
• Satyavān
• the bride/daughter-in-law (Sāvitrī implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even when a rightful wish is granted, one must not become careless: marital fulfillment is paired with apramāda—steady attentiveness, responsibility, and protective care in the spouse’s life-path.

What is happening in the narrative?

Humat-sena, speaking as an elder of Satyavān’s household, consents to the bride’s desired outcome (the marriage) and immediately instructs her to remain vigilant and careful regarding Satyavān’s course of life.