Shloka 39

दमयन्त्याः कार्यनिश्चयः — Damayantī’s Crisis Plan and Vārṣṇeya’s Departure

Devanagari script

वरानेवं प्रदायास्य देवास्ते त्रिदिवं गता: । पार्थिवाश्चानु भूयास्य विवाहं विस्मयान्विता:

Transliteration

varānevaṃ pradāyāsya devās te tridivaṃ gatāḥ | pārthivāścānubhūyāsya vivāhaṃ vismayānvitāḥ ||

Translation

ブリハダシュヴァは語った。「かくして恩恵を授け終えると、神々は天界へと去った。地上の諸王もまた、その婚礼を目の当たりにして、驚嘆に満たされた。」

Word by Word

वरान्boons

एवम्thus

प्रदायhaving given

अस्यto him / of him

देवाःthe gods

तेthose

त्रिदिवम्heaven (the threefold heaven)

गताःgone

पार्थिवाःkings

चand

अनुभूयhaving experienced / having witnessed

अस्यhis / of him

विवाहम्marriage

विस्मय-अन्विताःendowed with wonder; astonished

Speaker

बृहदश्व उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

बृहदश्व (Bṛhadaśva)

द

देवाः (the gods)

त

त्रिदिव (heaven)

प

पार्थिवाः (earthly kings)

व

विवाह (marriage)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the perceived legitimacy and auspiciousness that arise when a major life-rite (such as marriage) is sanctioned by higher powers and witnessed by the community of rulers; divine favor and public recognition together confer moral and social authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

After granting boons to the concerned person, the gods return to heaven. The assembled earthly kings, having seen the wedding, are left amazed at what they have witnessed.