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Shloka 21

न ह्वातुष्टो जनो<स्तीह पुरे चान्त:पुरे च ते । सम्यग्वृत्त्यानवद्याड्रि तव भृत्यजनेष्वपि,“निर्दोष अंगोंवाली पुत्री! नगरमें या अन्तःपुरमें, सेवकोंमें भी कोई ऐसा मनुष्य नहीं है, जो तुम्हारे उत्तम बर्तावसे संतुष्ट न हो

na hvātuṣṭo jano 'stīha pure cāntaḥpure ca te | samyagvṛttyānavadyāṅgi tava bhṛtyajaneṣv api ||

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Ở đây, trong thành của nàng và cả nơi nội cung của nàng, không có một ai là không vui lòng. Hỡi thiếu nữ thân thể không tì vết, ngay giữa đám người hầu kẻ hạ của nàng, ai nấy đều mãn nguyện vì hạnh kiểm không chê vào đâu được của nàng.”

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
ह्वाindeed/for emphasis (particle)
ह्वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootह्वा
तुष्टःsatisfied
तुष्टः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतुष्ट
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जनःperson/people
जनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्तिis/exists
अस्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
पुरेin the city
पुरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपुर
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अन्तःपुरेin the inner apartments/palace
अन्तःपुरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तःपुर
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तेof you/your
ते:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormMasculine/Feminine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
सम्यक्properly, well
सम्यक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्यक्
वृत्त्याby conduct/behavior
वृत्त्या:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्ति
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
अनवद्येamong the blameless (ones)
अनवद्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootअनवद्य
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
तवof you/your
तव:
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormMasculine/Feminine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
भृत्यजनेषुamong the servants/retainers
भृत्यजनेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभृत्यजन
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
P
pura (city)
A
antaḥpura (inner palace)
B
bhṛtyajana (servants/attendants)
A
anavadyāṅgī (addressed maiden/daughter)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights that ethical excellence is shown through consistent, considerate conduct; such samyag-vṛtti naturally earns goodwill across all social spaces—from the public city to the private inner palace and even among dependents.

Vaiśampāyana praises a young woman addressed as “anavadyāṅgī,” stating that everyone around her—citizens, palace residents, and servants—is pleased with her because of her faultless behavior.