Shloka 18

Devanagari script

कण्व उवाच मातलिस्त्वब्रवीदेनं बुद्धिरत्र कृता मया । जामातृभावेन वृतः सुमुखस्तव पुत्रज:,कण्व मुनि कहते हैं--राजन! तब मातलिने आर्यकसे कहा--“मैंने इस विषयमें एक विचार किया है। यह तो निश्चय ही है कि मैंने आपके पौत्रको जामाताके पदपर वरण कर लिया

Transliteration

Kaṇva uvāca: Mātalis tv abravīd enaṃ, buddhir atra kṛtā mayā | jāmātṛ-bhāvena vṛtaḥ sumukhas tava putrajaḥ ||

Translation

Sabi ni Kaṇva: “O Hari, noon ay sinabi ni Mātali sa kanya: ‘May binuo akong maingat na balak sa bagay na ito. Ang iyong apo, ang kagandahang-si Sumukha, ay pinili ko upang maging manugang.’”

Word by Word

कण्वःKanva

उवाचsaid/spoke

मातलिःMatali

त्व्indeed/then (enclitic particle)

अब्रवीत्said/told

एनम्him

बुद्धिःthought/plan/idea

अत्रhere/in this matter

कृताmade/done

मयाby me

जामातृभावेनin the capacity/state of a son-in-law

वृतःchosen/selected

सुमुखःhandsome/pleasant-faced (one)

तवyour

पुत्रजःgrandson (son-born; i.e., son's son)

Speaker

कण्व उवाच

Characters & Entities

Kaṇva

Mātali

Sumukha

Āryaka (implied by the narrative context in the provided Hindi gloss)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes buddhi—deliberate, ethically informed judgment—especially in forming family alliances. Choosing a son-in-law is presented as a responsible decision grounded in consideration of lineage, suitability, and social duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kaṇva reports Mātali’s statement: Mātali has reflected on the situation and declares that Sumukha, the king’s grandson, has been selected to become his son-in-law, indicating a formal move toward arranging a marriage alliance.