Shloka 15

Dharma-pratyabhijñāna and Vara-pradāna (धर्मप्रत्यभिज्ञानम्—वरप्रदानम्)

Devanagari script

ततस्तु श्वश्रूश्वशुरावूचतुस्तां नृपात्मजाम्‌ । एकान्तमास्थितां वाक्य प्रीत्या भरतसत्तम,भरतश्रेष्ठी] तदनन्तर सास और ससुरने एकान्तमें बैठी हुई राजकुमारी सावित्रीसे प्रेमपूर्वक इस प्रकार कहा

Transliteration

tatastu śvaśrūśvaśurāvūcatuḥ tāṁ nṛpātmajām | ekāntam āsthitāṁ vākyaṁ prītyā bharatasattama ||

Translation

随后，她的婆母与公公对那位独自端坐的公主开口；他们怀着慈爱说道——噢，婆罗多族中最卓越者啊。

Word by Word

ततःthen/from there

तुbut/indeed

श्वश्रूmother-in-law

श्वशुरौthe two fathers-in-law / (father-in-law and another elder) (dual)

ऊचतुःsaid (the two said)

ताम्her

नृपात्मजाम्the king's daughter / princess

एकान्तम्in solitude; privately

आस्थिताम्seated/remaining; having taken (a position)

वाक्यम्words; a speech

प्रीत्याwith affection; lovingly

भरतसत्तमO best of the Bharatas

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

śvaśrū (mother-in-law)

śvaśura (father-in-law)

nṛpātmajā (princess; contextually Sāvitrī)

Bharatasattama (best of the Bharatas; addressee)

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 the dharmic ideal that counsel within a family—especially from elders—should be offered in privacy and with affection, so that guidance is received without humiliation and with mutual respect.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that the princess (Sāvitrī in this episode) is sitting apart in private, and her parents-in-law approach and speak to her lovingly, introducing the next part of their conversation.