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Shloka 56

समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः

Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī

पतिव्रताया माहात्म्यं सावित्रयाश्वैवमद्भुतम्‌ । रामोपाख्यानमत्रैव पर्व ज्ञेयमत: परम्‌,इसके बाद पतित्रता सावित्रीके पातिव्रत्यका अदभुत माहात्म्य है। फिर इसी स्थानपर रामोपाख्यानपर्व जानना चाहिये

pativratāyā māhātmyaṃ sāvitrayāś caivam adbhutam | rāmopākhyānam atraiva parva jñeyam ataḥ param ||

于此,继而当知萨维特丽作为“守夫誓之妇”(pativratā)对夫君坚贞不渝之奇伟功德。其后,就在此处,还应知有名为“罗摩奥帕迦耶那”(Rāmopākhyāna)之篇,作为又一则示范性的故事。

पतिव्रतायाःof the devoted wife (pativrata)
पतिव्रतायाः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootपतिव्रता
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
माहात्म्यम्greatness, glory
माहात्म्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमाहात्म्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सावित्र्याःof Savitri
सावित्र्याः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootसावित्री
FormFeminine, Genitive, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
अद्भुतम्wonderful, marvelous
अद्भुतम्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootअद्भुत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
रामोपाख्यानम्the narrative of Rama
रामोपाख्यानम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootरामोपाख्यान
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अत्रhere
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
पर्वsection, parvan
पर्व:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपर्वन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
ज्ञेयम्to be known, should be understood
ज्ञेयम्:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormGerundive (तव्य/यत् sense), here -य (ज्ञेय), Neuter, Nominative, Singular, Passive (obligative sense)
अतःthereafter, hence
अतः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअतः
परम्next, subsequent
परम्:
Visheshana
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular

राम उवाच

S
Sāvitrī
R
Rāma
R
Rāmopākhyāna (episode/section)

Educational Q&A

The verse points to two exemplary models of dharma taught through narrative: the ideal of pativratā-dharma (steadfast marital fidelity and duty) exemplified by Sāvitrī, and the ethical exemplar of Rāma presented through the Rāmopākhyāna. The implied lesson is that dharma is best grasped not only through rules but through lived examples of virtue under trial.

The speaker is indicating the sequence of topics to be learned next: first, the marvelous account praising Sāvitrī’s devotion to her husband, and then, in the same narrative setting, the episode called the Rāmopākhyāna. It functions like a guidepost within the text, directing the listener/reader to upcoming exemplary sections.