Shloka 10

Devanagari script

शैब्या च सह सावित्र्या स्वास्तीर्णेन सुवर्चसा । नरयुक्तेन यानेन प्रययौ सेनया वृता,शैब्या भी अपनी बहू सावित्रीके साथ सुन्दर बिछावनसे युक्त तेजस्वी शिबिकापर, जिसे कई कहार ढो रहे थे, आरूढ़ हो सेनासे घिरी हुई चल दी

Transliteration

śaibyā ca saha sāvitrayā svāstīrṇena suvarcasā | narayuktena yānena prayayau senayā vṛtā ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: Śaibyā, together with her daughter-in-law Sāvitrī, set out—seated in a radiant palanquin furnished with a well-spread bedding and borne by men—while being surrounded and escorted by an armed retinue. The scene underscores royal decorum and protective duty: women of the household travel with dignity, yet under the safeguarding order of the king’s forces.

Word by Word

शैब्याShaibyā (a woman, proper name)

चand

सहtogether with

सावित्र्याwith Sāvitrī

स्वास्तीर्णेनwith well-spread (bedding)

सुवर्चसाwith splendid radiance; splendid

नरयुक्तेनyoked/borne by men

यानेनby/with a vehicle (palanquin conveyance)

प्रययौwent forth; departed

सेनयाby/with an army

वृताsurrounded; accompanied

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Śaibyā

Sāvitrī

yāna (palanquin/conveyance)

senā (escort/army)

nara (bearers/attendants)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic social responsibility: dignity in conduct (proper conveyance and decorum) is paired with protection (an escort), implying that power and resources should be used to safeguard dependents and uphold orderly, respectful travel.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Śaibyā departs along with her daughter-in-law Sāvitrī, riding in a splendid, well-appointed palanquin carried by attendants, while a troop/army surrounds them as an escort.