Shloka 35
Adhyāya 152 — Bhīṣma’s Authorization for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Return to the Capital (नगरप्रवेशानुज्ञा)
सुस्वभावा सुवचना सुवृत्ता सुखदर्शना । अनन्यचित्ता सुमुखी भर्तु: सा धर्मचारिणी
susvabhāvā suvacanā suvṛttā sukhadarśanā | ananyacittā sumukhī bhartuḥ sā dharmacāriṇī ||
ມະເຫສະວະຣະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ແມ່ຍິງຜູ້ໜຶ່ງຖືກນັບວ່າເປັນຜູ້ປະພຶດທຳ ເມື່ອນາງມີນິໄສດີ ວາຈາອ່ອນໂຍນ ຄວາມປະພຶດດີງາມ ແລະການມີຢູ່ຂອງນາງນຳຄວາມສຸກໃຫ້ຜົວ; ໃຈຂອງນາງບໍ່ຫັນໄປຫາຊາຍອື່ນນອກຈາກຜົວ; ແລະນາງມີໃບໜ້າແຈ້ມໃສຢູ່ຕໍ່ໜ້າເຈົ້ານາຍຂອງນາງເສມອ. ຄວາມສັດຊື່ ແລະຄວາມເຄົາລົບອຸທິດຕໍ່ຜົວແນວນີ້ ຖືກຊີ້ໃຫ້ເຫັນເປັນເຄື່ອງໝາຍແຫ່ງຊີວິດຄອບຄົວທີ່ຕັ້ງຢູ່ເທິງທຳ ແລະເປັນພື້ນຖານໃນການແບ່ງປັນຜົນແຫ່ງທຳ.
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse defines a dharma-practicing wife through inner disposition and outward conduct: good nature, kind speech, virtuous behavior, pleasing presence, exclusive fidelity in thought, and a consistently respectful, cheerful demeanor toward her husband. It frames household dharma as grounded in character, restraint, and devoted partnership.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional setting, Śrī Maheśvara is giving normative guidance on dharma. Here he enumerates qualities by which a woman is recognized as dharmacāriṇī, presenting an ethical ideal for marital life within the broader discourse on duties and righteous conduct.