Shloka 41

ययाति-देवयानी-शर्मिष्ठा विवादः — Śukra’s Curse and the Disclosure of Lineage

Devanagari script

वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं विषादमापचन्नां मन्युना सम्प्रपीडिताम्‌ । वरचनैर्मधुरै: श्लक्षणै: सान्त्वयामास तां पिता,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! देवयानी इस प्रकार विषादमें ड्ूबकर क्रोध और ग्लानिसे अत्यन्त कष्ट पा रही थी, उस समय पिताने सुन्दर मधुर वचनोंद्वारा उसे समझाया

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evaṃ viṣādam āpannāṃ manyunā samprapīḍitām | varacanaiḥ madhuraiḥ ślakṣṇaiḥ sāntvayāmāsa tāṃ pitā ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Seeing Devayānī thus fallen into despair and severely oppressed by anger, her father consoled her with gentle, sweet, and well-chosen words—seeking to calm her turmoil and restore steadiness of mind.

Word by Word

वैशम्पायनःVaishampayana

उवाचsaid

एवम्thus

विषादम्despondency, grief

आपचन्नाम्falling into, undergoing

मन्युनाby anger

सम्प्रपीडिताम्oppressed, tormented

वरचनैःwith excellent words

मधुरैःsweet

श्लक्षणैःgentle, soothing

सान्त्वयामासconsoled

ताम्her

पिताthe father

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Janamejaya

Devayānī

Devayānī's father (Śukra)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes