Shloka 10
Ajñātavāsa-saṅkalpaḥ — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Resolve and Dhaumya’s Exempla on Concealment
त॑ दृष्टवा सहसोत्थाय भर्तुन्यस्य शनै: शिर: । कृताञ्जलिर्वाचार्ता हृदयेन प्रवेपती,उन्हें देखते ही सावित्रीने धीरेसे पतिका मस्तक भूमिपर रख दिया और सहसा खड़ी हो हाथ जोड़कर काँपते हुए हृदयसे वह आर्त वाणीमें बोली
taṁ dṛṣṭvā sahasotthāya bhartur nyasya śanaiḥ śiraḥ | kṛtāñjalir vācārtā hṛdayena pravepatī ||
Pagkakita sa kanya, agad na tumindig si Sāvitrī. Marahan niyang inilapag ang ulo ng kanyang asawa, at nang magkasalikop ang mga palad sa paggalang, nagsalita siya sa tinig na sinasakal ng dalamhati, nanginginig ang kanyang puso.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma expressed through disciplined devotion and moral steadiness: even under extreme sorrow, Sāvitrī acts with reverence (joined hands), gentleness, and purposeful speech—qualities that support righteous action rather than despair.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes Sāvitrī’s immediate response upon seeing the formidable presence before her: she rises, carefully lays her husband’s head down, and—trembling with grief—addresses the figure in anguished words, initiating her plea that will define the episode.