Shloka 14

Devanagari script

एवमात्मा पिता माता श्वश्रू: श्वशुर एव च । भर्तु: कुलं च सावितन्र्या सर्व कृच्छात्‌ समुद्धृूतम्‌,इस तरह सावित्रीने अपने आपको, पिता-माताको, सास-ससुरको तथा पतिके समस्त कुलको भी भारी संकटसे बचा लिया था

Transliteration

evam ātmā pitā mātā śvaśrūḥ śvaśura eva ca | bhartuḥ kulaṃ ca sāvitryā sarva-kṛcchrāt samuddhṛtam ||

Translation

因此，凭借萨维特丽坚定不移的意志，她不仅拯救了自己，也拯救了父母、公婆，乃至丈夫的整个家族，使其脱离一场沉重的灾厄。

Word by Word

एवम्thus, in this way

आत्माself

पिताfather

माताmother

श्वश्रूःmother-in-law

श्वशुरःfather-in-law

एवindeed, also

चand

भर्तुःof (her) husband

कुलम्family, lineage

चand

सावित्र्याby Savitri

सर्वम्all, entire

कृच्छात्from distress, from hardship

समुद्धृतम्was rescued, was lifted out

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Sāvitrī

father

mother

mother-in-law

father-in-law

husband

husband’s lineage (kula)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that steadfast adherence to dharma—especially fidelity, truthfulness, and courageous perseverance—can protect not only the individual but also sustain and redeem an entire family and lineage in times of crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya summarizes the outcome of Savitrī’s actions: through her effort and virtue, she saves herself and secures deliverance for her parents, her in-laws, and her husband’s whole clan from severe danger.