Shloka 5

Devanagari script

त॑ भार्या प्रत्युवाचाथ धर्ममेवानुतन्वती । वैन्यं गत्वा महात्मानमर्थयस्व धनं बहु,अत्रिकी पत्नी भी धर्मका ही अनुसरण करनेवाली थी। उसने यज्ञ-यागादिके रूपमें धर्मके ही विस्तारपर दृष्टि रखकर पतिको उत्तर दिया--'प्राणनाथ! आप धर्मात्मा राजा वैन्यके पास जाकर अधिक धनकी याचना कीजिये

Transliteration

tāṁ bhāryā pratyuvācātha dharmam evānutanvatī | vainyaṁ gatvā mahātmānam arthayasva dhanaṁ bahu ||

Translation

这时，他的妻子——一心维护并弘扬达摩者——答道：“你去见那位大心之王瓦伊尼亚（Vainya），向他求取丰厚的财物。”她的劝告并非为纵欲享乐而求资财，而是为扶持正法之责与祭祀等宗教功业。

Word by Word

ताम्her

भार्याwife

प्रत्युवाचreplied

अथthen

धर्मम्dharma, righteousness

एवindeed, only

अनुतन्वतीextending, following/continuing

वैन्यम्Vainya (king Vena’s descendant)

गत्वाhaving gone

महात्मानम्the great-souled one

अर्थयस्वrequest, ask for

धनम्wealth

बहुmuch, abundant

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

bhāryā (the wife)

Vainya (King Vainya/Vena)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Wealth is presented as a legitimate pursuit when subordinated to dharma—sought and used to sustain righteous obligations rather than personal excess.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that the wife advises her husband to go to the noble King Vainya and ask for substantial wealth, framing the request within a dharmic purpose.