Shloka 6

द्रौपदी–सत्यभामा संवादः

Draupadī and Satyabhāmā on ethical household conduct

Devanagari script

ऊर्जस्करान्‌ हव्यवाहान्‌ सुवर्णसदृशप्रभान्‌ । ततस्तपो हाजनयत्‌ पज्च यज्ञसुतानिह

Transliteration

ūrjaskarān havyavāhān suvarṇasadṛśaprabhān | tatastapo hājanayat pañca yajñasutān iha ||

Translation

मार्कण्डेय उवाच— ततस्तपः पञ्च यज्ञसुतानिहाजनयत्—ऊर्जस्करान् हव्यवाहान् सुवर्णसदृशप्रभान्।

Word by Word

• ऊर्जस्करान्: strength-giving, vigor-producing
• ऊर्जस्करान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऊर्जस्कर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• हव्यवाहान्: carriers of oblations (Agni-like)
• हव्यवाहान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हव्यवाह
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• सुवर्णसदृशप्रभान्: having splendor like gold
• सुवर्णसदृशप्रभान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्ण-सदृश-प्रभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• ततः: then, thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अजनयत्: produced, generated
• Type: Verb
• Root: अजन् (√जन्)
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

• पञ्च: five
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पञ्च

• यज्ञसुतान्: sons of sacrifice / sacrificial sons
• यज्ञसुतान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ-सुत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• इह: here (in this context/place)
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• tapas
• yajña
• havis (oblations)
• devas (gods)
• five yajña-born sons

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights tapas as a disciplined power that can generate and sustain dharmic order: through yajña and the proper conveyance of offerings, humans uphold reciprocity with the devas, and that reciprocity supports strength, vitality, and well-being.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that from austerity arose five yajña-born sons—golden-radiant beings associated with carrying oblations to the gods and conferring strength and splendor—emphasizing the potency of ascetic practice in producing sacred agents of ritual order.