Shloka 13

Devanagari script

प्रीयते तव निर्द्धन्द्धा तेभ्यक्ष॒ु विगतज्वरा । दुःखिता तेन दुःखेन सुखेन सुखिता तथा,“वे किसीके प्रति भेदभाव न रखकर उन सबके प्रति निश्छल स्नेह रखती हैं। वे उन बालकोंके दुःखसे ही दुःखी और उन्हींके सुखसे सुखी होती हैं

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | prīyate tava nirdvandvā tebhyaś ca vigatajvarā | duḥkhitā tena duḥkhena sukhena sukhitā tathā ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Nalulugod siya sa kanilang lahat, walang hidwaan sa loob; at sa kanila’y wala siyang lagnas ng pagkabalisa. Sa kanilang dalamhati siya’y nagdadalamhati, at sa kanilang ligaya siya’y gayundin naliligayahan.”

Word by Word

प्रीयतेis pleased / rejoices

तवof you / your

निर्द्वन्द्वाfree from द्वन्द्व (conflict/partiality)

तेभ्यःfrom them / for them

अक्षुeye (as written; text uncertain)

विगतज्वराfree from fever / free from distress

दुःखिताafflicted / sorrowful

तेनby that / with that

दुःखेनby/with sorrow

सुखेनby/with happiness

सुखिताhappy / gladdened

तथाthus / likewise

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

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 teaches impartial, non-discriminatory affection (nirdvandvā) and empathetic attunement: a virtuous person shares in others’ sorrow and joy without bias or agitation (vigatajvarā).

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a woman’s character—her calm, unbiased love and her emotional solidarity with those around her—emphasizing her moral excellence through shared joy and shared suffering.