Shloka 26

Devanagari script

शैब्या च सत्यवांश्रैव सावित्री चैकतः स्थिता: । सर्वैस्तैरभ्यनुज्ञाता विशोका: समुपाविशन्‌,शैब्या, सत्यवान्‌ तथा सावित्री--ये तीनों भी एक ओर खड़े थे, जो उन सब महात्माओंकी आज्ञा पाकर शोकरहित हो बैठ गये

Transliteration

śaibyā ca satyavāṁś caiva sāvitrī caikataḥ sthitāḥ | sarvais tair abhyanujñātā viśokāḥ samupāviśan |

Translation

Śaibyā, Satyavān y Sāvitrī permanecieron juntos a un lado. Con el asentimiento de todos aquellos venerables sabios, se sentaron entonces, libres de aflicción, señal de que la calma había sido restaurada y el orden ético, tras la prueba, volvía a afirmarse.

Word by Word

शैब्याShaibyā (name of a woman)

चand

सत्यवान्Satyavān (name of a man)

चand

एवindeed/also

सावित्रीSāvitrī (name of a woman)

चand

एकतःon one side/together in one place

स्थिताःstood/remaining (standing)

सर्वैःby all

तैःby them

अभ्यनुज्ञाताःpermitted/allowed (having been granted leave)

विशोकाःfree from grief

समुपाविशन्sat down/they took seats

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

म

मार्कण्डेय (Mārkaṇḍeya)

श

शैब्या (Śaibyā)

स

सत्यवान् (Satyavān)

स

सावित्री (Sāvitrī)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the return of inner steadiness after a dharmic ordeal: when elders and the wise grant approval, grief subsides and life resumes in a rightful, orderly manner—suggesting that ethical conduct and communal sanction help restore peace.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Śaibyā, Satyavān, and Sāvitrī stand together to one side; after receiving the assent of the assembled venerable figures, they sit down without sorrow, indicating that the crisis has passed and harmony has been re-established.