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, dan Sāvitrī berdiri bersama di satu sisi. Dengan persetujuan para resi mulia itu, mereka pun duduk tanpa duka—seakan ketenteraman dan tatanan dharma kembali tegak setelah ujian berlalu.

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

Cross References

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.