Shloka 34

Devanagari script

उत्तरां प्रतिगृह्नातु सव्यसाची धनंजय: । अयं हौपयिको भर्ता तस्या: पुरुषसत्तम:,“सव्यसाची धनंजय मेरी कन्या उत्तराको पत्नीरूपमें स्वीकार करें। ये नरश्रेष्ठ उसके लिये सर्वथा योग्य पति हैं!

Transliteration

uttarāṃ pratigṛhṇātu savyasācī dhanañjayaḥ | ayaṃ haupayiko bhartā tasyāḥ puruṣasattamaḥ ||

Translation

“സവ്യസാചിയായ ധനഞ്ജയൻ എന്റെ പുത്രി ഉത്തരയെ ഭാര്യയായി സ്വീകരിക്കട്ടെ. ഈ പുരുഷോത്തമൻ അവൾക്കു സർവ്വഥാ യോജ്യനായ ഭർത്താവാണ്.”

Word by Word

उत्तराम्Uttarā (as object)

प्रतिगृह्णातुlet (him) accept/receive

सव्यसाचीSavyasācī (ambidextrous archer; epithet of Arjuna)

धनंजयःDhanañjaya (Arjuna)

अयम्this (man)

हौपयिकःsuitable/fit/appropriate

भर्ताhusband

तस्याःof her

पुरुषसत्तमःbest of men

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Uttarā

Arjuna (Savyasācī, Dhanañjaya)

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 dharmic suitability in marriage: a spouse is to be chosen as a ‘haupayika’ (proper and fitting) partner, emphasizing social responsibility, protection, and honor rather than mere desire.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Virāṭa episode, a proposal is voiced that Arjuna (Dhanañjaya), renowned as Savyasācī, should accept Princess Uttarā as wife, presenting him as the most suitable husband for her.