Shloka 7

Devanagari script

स तस्या: शीलवृत्तेन रूपौदार्यगुणेन च । उपचारेण च रहस्तुतोष जगतीपति:,उसके उत्तम शील-स्वभाव, सदाचार, रूप, उदारता, सदगुण तथा एकान्त सेवासे महाराज शान्तनु बहुत संतुष्ट रहते थे

Transliteration

sa tasyāḥ śīlavṛttena rūpaudāryaguṇena ca | upacāreṇa ca rahas tutoṣa jagatīpatiḥ ||

Translation

毗湿摩耶那说：因她品性高洁、行止端方——又因她容貌、慷慨与诸般德行——并且在私下里细致周到地侍奉，地上之主圣檀奴王对她始终极为欢悦满足。

Word by Word

सःhe (that king)

तस्याःof her

शील-वृत्तेनby (her) good character and conduct

रूप-औदार्य-गुणेनby beauty, generosity, and virtues

चand

उपचारेणby service/attendance

चand

रहःin private, in solitude

तुतोषwas pleased/satisfied

जगती-पतिःthe lord of the earth (king)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Śāntanu

jagatīpati (the king/lord of the earth)

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?

The verse highlights an ethical ideal of household life: enduring affection and stability arise from śīla (good character), vṛtta (right conduct), guṇa (virtues), and considerate upacāra (attentive care). It implies that inner qualities and respectful behavior are central to harmony, even more than status or power.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator states that King Śāntanu, described as jagatīpati, is deeply satisfied with his wife because of her exemplary character, proper conduct, beauty, generosity, virtues, and her devoted personal attendance in private.