Shloka 16
ऋतुपर्णस्य विदर्भयात्रा-निश्चयः तथा बाहुकस्य हयपरिक्षा (Ṛtuparṇa’s resolve to go to Vidarbha and Bāhuka’s examination of horses)
यथैव ते पितुर्गेहं तथैव मम भामिनि । यथैव च ममैश्वर्य दमयन्ति तथा तव,'भामिनि! तुम्हारे लिये जैसा पिताका घर है, वैसा ही मेरा घर है। दमयन्ती! यह सारा ऐश्वर्य जैसे मेरा है, उसी प्रकार तुम्हारा भी है”
yathaiva te pitur gehaṃ tathaiva mama bhāmini | yathaiva ca mamaiśvaryaṃ damayanti tathā tava ||
பாமினி! உனக்குப் பிதாவின் வீடு எவ்வளவு உன்னதோ, அதுபோல என் வீடும் உன்னதே. தமயந்தி! இந்தச் செல்வமும் அதிகாரமும் எனக்குச் சொந்தமானதுபோல உனக்கும் சொந்தமே.
युदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the dharmic ideal of marriage as shared belonging and shared resources: the wife’s security and status are affirmed, and prosperity is treated as common property within the household, not as the exclusive possession of the husband.
The speaker addresses Damayantī tenderly (bhāmini, damayanti) to reassure her that she has full claim to his home and his prosperity, placing her on equal footing in the household and affirming her rightful place and dignity.