Shloka 51
पर्यपूच्छत् ततस्तस्या: पितरं सो55त्मकारणात् | सचतं प्रत्युवाचेदं दाशराजो महीपतिम्,उन्होंने उसके पितासे पूछा--“मैं अपने लिये तुम्हारी कन्या चाहता हूँ।' यह सुनकर निषादराजने राजा शान्तनुको यह उत्तर दिया--
paryapṛcchat tataḥ tasyāḥ pitaraṃ so ’tmakāraṇāt | sa ca taṃ pratyuvācedaṃ dāśarājo mahīpatim |
Затем, движимый собственным намерением, он обратился с вопросом к её отцу. Услышав просьбу царя — «Я желаю твою дочь для себя» — Дашараджа, владыка рыбаков, ответил царю Шантану обдуманными словами.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical deliberation in marriage alliances: personal desire must be negotiated through responsibility to family, social order, and the long-term security of the bride, especially when kingship and succession are implicated.
King Śāntanu asks the girl’s father (Daśarāja, chief of the fishermen) for her hand. Daśarāja then begins his response, setting up the conditions and concerns that will shape the marriage negotiations.