Shloka 17

Yakṣa-saṃvāda: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Interrogation at the Guarded Water

Devanagari script

सत्यवानपि तां भार्या लब्ध्वा सर्वगुणान्विताम्‌ । मुमुदे सा च तं लब्ध्वा भर्तारें मनसेप्सितम्‌

Transliteration

satyavān api tāṃ bhāryāṃ labdhvā sarvaguṇānvitām | mumude sā ca taṃ labdhvā bhartāraṃ manasepsitam ||

Translation

Satyavān too, having obtained her as his wife—endowed with every virtue—rejoiced; and she also, having obtained the husband her heart had chosen, rejoiced in turn. The verse underscores the ethical ideal of marriage grounded in mutual consent, virtue, and inner harmony rather than mere circumstance.

Word by Word

• सत्यवान्: Satyavān
• सत्यवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also/indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• भार्याम्: wife
• भार्याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• सर्वगुणान्विताम्: endowed with all virtues
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वगुणान्विता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मुमुदे: rejoiced
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here)

• भर्तारम्: husband
• भर्तारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मनसा: with (her) mind/at heart
• मनसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• ईप्सितम्: desired
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्यय from √आप्/ईप्स् 'to desire/seek')
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

इुमत्सेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Satyavān
• Sāvitrī (implied as the wife)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights an ethical ideal of married life: joy and stability arise when a union is based on virtue (guṇa), mutual acceptance, and heartfelt choice, not merely external arrangements.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dyumatsena describes the mutual happiness of the couple: Satyavān is delighted to have gained a wife of complete virtues, and she is equally delighted to have gained the husband she inwardly desired—marking the harmony of their marriage.