Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तदेव सर्व सावित्र्या महाभाग्यं॑ महर्षय: । द्युमत्सेनाय नातृप्पन्‌ कथयन्तः पुनः पुनः

Transliteration

tadeva sarva-sāvitryā mahābhāgyaṁ maharṣayaḥ | dyumatsenāya nātṛppan kathayantaḥ punaḥ punaḥ ||

Translation

ఆ మహర్షులు సావిత్రీ యొక్క సమస్త మహాభాగ్యాన్ని ద్యుమత్సేనునకు మళ్లీ మళ్లీ చెప్పుచుండగా కూడా తృప్తి పొందలేదు।

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• सावित्र्याः: of Sāvitrī
• सावित्र्याः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• महाभाग्यम्: great good fortune
• महाभाग्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• महर्षयः: the great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• द्युमत्सेनाय: to Dyumatsena
• द्युमत्सेनाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्युमत्सेन
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अतृप्यन्: were not satisfied
• Type: Verb
• Root: तृप्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• कथयन्तः: telling/relating
• कथयन्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय्
• Form: Present active participle, Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Sāvitrī
• Maharṣis (great sages)
• Dyumatsena

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the inexhaustible moral and spiritual value of Sāvitrī’s exemplary virtue: a dharmic life is so inspiring that even sages do not tire of recounting it, and listeners benefit from repeated hearing.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes how the sages repeatedly narrated the full, auspicious account of Sāvitrī to Dyumatsena, and despite telling it many times, they never felt satiated—emphasizing the story’s enduring significance.