Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 152 Shloka 51 - Mahabharata | Telugu | Vedapath

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Shloka 51

Devanagari script

श्वश्रूश्वशुरयो: पादौ जोषयन्ती गुणान्विता । मातापितृपरा नित्यं या नारी सा तपोधना,जो उत्तम गुणोंसे युक्त होकर सदा सास-ससुरके चरणोंकी सेवामें संलग्न रहती है तथा माता-पिताके प्रति भी सदा उत्तम भक्तिभाव रखती है, वह स्त्री तपस्यारूपी धनसे सम्पन्न मानी गयी है। जो नारी ब्राह्मणों, दुर्बलों, अनाथों, दीनों, अन्धों और कृपणों (कंगालों) का अन्नके द्वारा भरण-पोषण करती है, वह पातिव्रतधर्मके पालनका फल पाती है

Transliteration

śvaśrūśvaśurayoḥ pādau joṣayantī guṇānvitā | mātāpitr̥parā nityaṁ yā nārī sā tapodhanā ||

Translation

సద్గుణములతో యుక్తురాలై శ్వశ్రూ-శ్వశురుల పాదసేవలో నిత్యం నిమగ్నమై, తన తల్లిదండ్రుల పట్ల కూడా ఎల్లప్పుడూ భక్తి-సమర్పణ కలిగిన స్త్రీ—ఆమె తపస్సు అనే ధనముతో సంపన్నురాలిగా భావింపబడుతుంది।

Word by Word

श्वश्रू-श्वशुरयोःof (her) mother-in-law and father-in-law

पादौthe two feet

जोषयन्तीserving / attending upon

गुणान्विताendowed with virtues

माता-पितृ-पराdevoted to mother and father

नित्यम्always

याwho (she who)

नारीwoman

साshe

तपोधनाone whose wealth is austerity (rich in tapas)

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahādeva (Mahāśvara/Śiva)

mother-in-law (śvaśrū)

father-in-law (śvaśura)

mother (mātā)

father (pitṛ)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that sustained reverential service to one’s in-laws, together with unwavering devotion to one’s own parents, is itself a form of tapas; such conduct is praised as a spiritual ‘wealth’ grounded in virtue and household dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrī Mahādeva is instructing about ethical ideals within household life, describing the qualities and conduct by which a woman is honored—specifically, her consistent service to elders and steadfast filial devotion.