Shloka 8
Dharma-pratyabhijñāna and Vara-pradāna (धर्मप्रत्यभिज्ञानम्—वरप्रदानम्)
मार्कण्डेय उवाच एवमुक््त्वा द्युमत्सेनो विरराम महामना: । तिष्ठन्ती चैव सावित्री काष्ठभूतेव लक्ष्यते,मार्कण्डेयजी कहते हैं--युधिष्ठि!! ऐसा कहकर महामना ट्ुमत्सेन चुप हो गये। सावित्री एक स्थानपर खड़ी हुई काठ-सी दिखायी देती थी
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca evam uktvā dyumatseno virarāma mahāmanāḥ | tiṣṭhantī caiva sāvitryāḥ kāṣṭha-bhūteva lakṣyate ||
马尔坎德耶说道：“说罢此言，那位大心的丢摩跋塞那便沉默了。萨维特丽立在那里，仿佛化作木石——一动不动，被眼前展开之事的沉重所震住。”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical gravity of dharma-tested moments: noble speech ends in silence, and the righteous person (Sāvitrī) absorbs the shock without collapse into disorder—her stillness signals inner restraint and gathering resolve rather than mere helplessness.
After Dyumatsena finishes speaking, he stops and becomes silent. Sāvitrī remains standing in one place, appearing rigid and unmoving—like a wooden figure—indicating sudden emotional arrest at a critical turn in the Sāvitrī–Satyavān episode.