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Shloka 31

Vyāsa’s Counsel to the Concealed Pāṇḍavas; Śaṃkara’s Boon and the Predestination of Draupadī

Chapter 157

सहधर्मचरीं दान्तां नित्यं मातृसमां मम । सखायं विद्िितां देवैर्नित्यं परमिकां गतिम्‌,प्रिये! तुम मेरी सहधर्मिणी और इन्द्रियोंकों संयममें रखनेवाली हो। सदा सावधान रहकर माताके समान मेरा पालन-पोषण करती हो। देवताओंने तुम्हें मेरी सखी (सहायिका) बनाया है। तुम सदा मेरी परम गति (सबसे बड़ा सहारा) हो

sahadharmacārīṃ dāntāṃ nityaṃ mātṛsamāṃ mama | sakhāyaṃ viditāṃ devair nityaṃ paramikāṃ gatiṃ, priye! |

ਪ੍ਰਿਯੇ! ਤੂੰ ਮੇਰੀ ਸਹਧਰਮਣੀ ਹੈਂ—ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਵੱਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੱਖਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਅਤੇ ਅਡੋਲ ਨਿਸ਼ਠਾ ਵਾਲੀ। ਸਦਾ ਸਾਵਧਾਨ ਰਹਿ ਕੇ ਤੂੰ ਮਾਂ ਵਾਂਗ ਮੇਰੀ ਸੰਭਾਲ ਤੇ ਪਾਲਣਾ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈਂ। ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਨੇ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਮੇਰੀ ਸਖੀ ਅਤੇ ਸਹਾਇਕਾ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਹੈ। ਤੂੰ ਹੀ ਸਦਾ ਮੇਰੀ ਪਰਮ ਗਤੀ—ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਆਸਰਾ—ਹੈਂ।

सहधर्मचरीम्companion in dharma (wife)
सहधर्मचरीम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसहधर्मचरिन्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
दान्ताम्self-controlled, restrained
दान्ताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootदान्त
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
मातृसमाम्equal to (like) a mother
मातृसमाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमातृसमा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
ममof me, my
मम:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
सखायम्friend, companion
सखायम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसखि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
विदिताम्known, recognized
विदिताम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविदित
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
देवैःby the gods
देवैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
परमिकाम्supreme, highest
परमिकाम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपरमिका
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
गतिम्refuge, course, goal
गतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
प्रियेO beloved
प्रिये:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रिय
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular

ब्राह्मण उवाच

ब्राह्मण (the Brahmin speaker)
प्रिया/पत्नी (beloved wife, implied addressee)
देवाः (the gods)

Educational Q&A

The verse presents the ideal of marriage as a shared pursuit of dharma: the wife is praised for self-restraint, vigilance, and nurturing care, and is honored as the husband’s foremost support—suggesting that ethical life in the household depends on mutual responsibility and steadfast character.

A Brahmin addresses his beloved wife directly, expressing gratitude and reverence. He describes her as his dharma-companion, mother-like caregiver, and divinely appointed helper, emphasizing her central role in sustaining his life and righteous path.