Shloka 21

Śāṇḍilī–Sumanā-saṃvāda: Sat-strī-samudācāra and Pati-dharma

Conduct of the Virtuous Wife

Devanagari script

तन्नः प्रत्यक्षमेवेदमुपलभ्यमसंशयम्‌ । श्रीमन्तः प्राप्तुवन्त्यर्थान्‌ दानं यज्ञं तथा सुखम्‌

Transliteration

tan naḥ pratyakṣam evedaṃ upalabhyam asaṃśayam | śrīmantaḥ prāptuvanty arthān dānaṃ yajñaṃ tathā sukham ||

Translation

Hal ini tampak nyata di hadapan kita dan dapat dipahami tanpa ragu: ketika orang-orang makmur memperoleh harta, mereka memakainya untuk dāna, untuk yajña, dan untuk menikmati kebahagiaan yang selaras dengan dharma.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (fact)
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• नः: to us / for us
• नः: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Dative/Genitive, Plural

• प्रत्यक्षम्: directly perceptible, evident
• प्रत्यक्षम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रत्यक्ष
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• उपलभ्यम्: to be obtained/realized; obtainable
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपलभ्
• Form: यत् (gerundive), Passive sense, Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• असंशयम्: without doubt, certainly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशय

• श्रीमन्तः: prosperous, wealthy
• श्रीमन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमन्त्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• प्राप्तुवन्ति: obtain, attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• अर्थान्: wealth, resources
• अर्थान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• दानम्: gift, charity
• दानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• यज्ञम्: sacrifice, ritual
• यज्ञम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: and also, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• सुखम्: happiness, enjoyment
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wealth is ethically meaningful when it is directed toward dharmic ends—generosity (dāna), sacred obligations (yajña), and legitimate enjoyment (sukha) rather than hoarding or misuse.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa states an observation presented as self-evident: prosperous people, upon gaining resources, typically channel them into charity, ritual duty, and rightful enjoyment—supporting a broader instruction on conduct and the proper use of wealth.