Mahabharata 3.46.38 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 46, Shloka 38
धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Sañjaya on Arjuna’s Indraloka report and the political consequences
यथा कुन्ती महाभागा यथेन्द्राणी शची मम । तथा त्वमपि कल्याणि नात्र कार्या विचारणा
yathā kuntī mahābhāgā yathendrāṇī śacī mama | tathā tvam api kalyāṇi nātra kāryā vicāraṇā ||
വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—കല്യാണി! എനിക്ക് മഹാഭാഗയായ കുന്തി എങ്ങനെയോ, ഇന്ദ്രാണി ശചി എങ്ങനെയോ, അതുപോലെ തന്നെയാണ് നീയും. ഇതിൽ സംശയമോ മറ്റൊരു ചിന്തയോ വേണ്ട.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The speaker offers moral reassurance: a virtuous woman should be treated with the same honor and trust as revered exemplars (Kuntī and Śacī), and she should not be made to feel uncertainty about her standing.
Within Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a character is being consoled and affirmed—told that she holds an esteemed, unquestionable place comparable to celebrated women, and that no further doubt or deliberation is needed.
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