Shloka 16
भारद्वाज उवाच यथास्य भार्या सावित्री तपसा च दमेन च । आचारेण च संयुक्ता तथा जीवति सत्यवान्
bhāradvāja uvāca | yathāsya bhāryā sāvitrī tapasā ca damena ca | ācāreṇa ca saṃyuktā tathā jīvati satyavān ||
ഭാരദ്വാജൻ പറഞ്ഞു—സത്യവാന്റെ ഭാര്യ സാവിത്രി തപസ്സും ദമവും (ഇന്ദ്രിയസംയമം) ശുദ്ധാചാരവും ചേർന്നവളായിരിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ, സത്യവാനും ജീവിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.
भारद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links moral power to lived reality: austerity (tapas), self-restraint (dama), and righteous conduct (ācāra) are presented as sustaining forces, exemplified in Sāvitrī’s character and reflected in Satyavān’s continued life.
Bhāradvāja speaks about Sāvitrī’s virtues—her disciplined austerity, restraint, and exemplary behavior—and states that correspondingly Satyavān is alive, implying that her dharmic strength and steadfastness are pivotal to his survival.