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

Disse Vaiśampāyana: “Que Dhanañjaya Arjuna, célebre como Savyasācī, aceite Uttarā como sua esposa. Este varão excelso é, em todos os aspectos, um marido digno para ela.”

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.