Shloka 28

Cyavana’s Tapas, Sukanyā’s Curiosity, and Śaryāti’s Appeasement (च्यवन-सुकन्या-उपाख्यान आरम्भ)

Devanagari script

सुकन्यापि पतिं लब्ध्वा तपस्विनमनिन्दिता । नित्यं पर्यचरत्‌ प्रीत्या तपसा नियमेन च,सुकन्या भी तपस्वी च्यवनको पतिरूपमें पाकर प्रतिदिन प्रेमपूर्वकत तप और नियमका पालन करती हुई उनकी परिचर्या करने लगी

Transliteration

Sukanyāpi patiṁ labdhvā tapasvinam aninditā | nityaṁ paryacarat prītyā tapasā niyamena ca ||

Translation

Sukanyā, đoan chính không tì vết, khi đã có bậc khổ hạnh Cyavana làm phu quân, ngày ngày phụng sự với lòng yêu kính, bền bỉ giữ hạnh khổ tu và tự chế.

Word by Word

सुकन्याSukanyā

अपिalso/even

पतिम्husband

लब्ध्वाhaving obtained

तपस्विनम्the ascetic

अनिन्दिताblameless

नित्यम्always

पर्यचरत्served/attended upon

प्रीत्याwith affection

तपसाby austerity

नियमेनby observance/discipline

चand

Speaker

लोगमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sukanyā

Cyavana (implied as the tapasvin husband)

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?

Dharma in household life can be expressed through loving service (paricaryā) supported by disciplined observance—tapas (austerity) and niyama (self-restraint). Affection is not opposed to duty; it strengthens steadfast ethical conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Lomaśa describes Sukanyā after her marriage to the ascetic Cyavana: she regularly attends to him with devotion, and her daily life is marked by affectionate service along with strict observance of ascetic disciplines.