Shloka 45

चित्रसेनगन्धर्वैः कौरवसंनिपातः

Citrasena and the Kaurava engagement

Devanagari script

अयं तस्या: पतिर्नूनं विहितो ब्रह्मणा स्वयम्‌

Transliteration

ayaṁ tasyāḥ patir nūnaṁ vihito brahmaṇā svayam

Translation

മാർക്കണ്ഡേയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—നിശ്ചയമായും ബ്രഹ്മാവ് സ്വയം ഈ പുരുഷനെയേ അവളുടെ ഭർത്താവായി നിയോഗിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• अयम्: this (man)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• पतिः: husband
• पतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नूनम्: surely, indeed
• नूनम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम्

• विहितः: appointed, ordained
• विहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + धा (विहित)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• ब्रह्मणा: by Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम्

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Brahmā
• pati (husband)
• tasyāḥ (the woman referred to)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes acceptance of dharmically rightful relationships as divinely sanctioned—encouraging trust in ordained duty and restraint from undermining legitimate marital bonds.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya, speaking within his discourse, identifies a man as the woman’s true husband, asserting that Brahmā himself has ordained this match, thereby validating the relationship and guiding the listeners toward a dharma-based judgment.