Shloka 19

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

Devanagari script

परिचारैर्गुणैश्वेव प्रश्रयेण दमेन च । सर्वकामक्रियाभिश्न सर्वेषां तुष्टिमादथे,सावित्रीने सेवा, गुण, विनय, संयम और सबके मनके अनुसार कार्य करनेसे सभीको प्रसन्न कर लिया

Transliteration

paricārair guṇaiś caiva praśrayena damena ca | sarvakāmakriyābhiś ca sarveṣāṁ tuṣṭim ādadhe ||

Translation

Dyumatsena said: “By attentive service, by good qualities, by humility, and by self-control—and by acting in ways that suited the wishes and needs of all—she won the satisfaction of everyone.”

Word by Word

परिचारैःby services/attendances

गुणैःby virtues/qualities

चand

एवindeed/just

प्रश्रयेणby humility/deference

दमेनby self-control/restraint

चand

सर्वकामक्रियाभिःby acts that fulfill all desires (i.e., by doing everything as wished)

सर्वेषाम्of all (people)

तुष्टिम्satisfaction/pleasure

आदधेshe obtained/secured/produced

Speaker

इुमत्सेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Dyumatsena

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?

Lasting goodwill is earned through dharmic conduct: steady service, cultivated virtues, humility in behavior, and disciplined self-restraint, along with sensitivity to others’ legitimate needs.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dyumatsena describes how a woman (contextually, Sāvitrī) conducted herself in the household/community—serving attentively and behaving with humility and restraint—so that everyone around her became pleased and satisfied.