Shloka 74

Devanagari script

वयसा तुल्यतां प्राप्ता सखी तव भवत्वियम्‌ | एतया सह मोदस्व निरुद्धिग्नमना: सदा,“यह अवस्थामें तुम्हारे समान है, अतः तुम्हारी सखी होकर रहे। तुम इसके साथ सदा प्रसन्नचित्त एवं आनन्दमग्न रहो”

Transliteration

vayasā tulyatāṃ prāptā sakhī tava bhavatv iyam | etayā saha modasva niruddhignamanāḥ sadā |

Translation

Bṛhadaśva said: “She has reached an age equal to yours; therefore let her remain as your companion and friend. Live with her in gladness—ever keeping your mind free from distress and constraint.”

Word by Word

वयसाby age

तुल्यताम्equality, sameness

प्राप्ताhaving attained

सखीfriend (female)

तवof you, your

भवतुlet (her) be

इयम्this (woman)

एतयाwith this (woman)

सहtogether with

मोदस्वrejoice, take delight

निरुद्ध-इग्न-मनाःone whose mind is unagitated/undisturbed

सदाalways

Speaker

बृहदश्चव उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

बृहदश्व (Bṛhadaśva)

स

सखी (a female companion/friend; unnamed in this verse)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse advises cultivating supportive companionship and maintaining a mind free from distress—an ethical emphasis on emotional steadiness and social bonds as aids to dharma in difficult circumstances.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bṛhadaśva instructs the listener to accept a girl/woman of the same age as a close companion and to live with her cheerfully, indicating a deliberate arrangement meant to comfort, stabilize, and restore joy.