Mahabharat

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भार्यावन्तः करियावन्तः सभार्या गृहमेधिनः भार्यावन्तः परमॊदन्ते भार्यावन्तः शरियान्विताः ।। १-६८-४१ ।।

sanskrit

'They that have wives can lead domestic lives. They have wives who have the means to be cheerful. They that have wives can achieve good fortune.' ।। 1-68-41 ।।

english translation

bhAryAvantaH kariyAvantaH sabhAryA gRhamedhinaH bhAryAvantaH paramòdante bhAryAvantaH zariyAnvitAH || 1-68-41 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/mahabharat/adi-parva/68/42

सखायः परविविक्तेषु भवन्त्य एताः परियंवदाः पितरॊ धर्मकार्येषु भवन्त्य आर्तस्य मातरः ।। १-६८-४२ ।।

sanskrit

'Wives, with their sweet speech, serve as friends in joyous moments, as guiding fathers during religious rites, and as caring mothers through illness and adversity.' ।। 1-68-42 ।।

english translation

sakhAyaH paravivikteSu bhavantya etAH pariyaMvadAH pitarò dharmakAryeSu bhavantya Artasya mAtaraH || 1-68-42 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/mahabharat/adi-parva/68/43

कान्तारेष्व अपि विश्रामॊ नरस्याध्वनिकस्य वै यः सदारः स विश्वास्यस तस्माद दाराः परा गतिः ।। १-६८-४३ ।।

sanskrit

'Even in the secluded wilderness, a wife serves as a traveler's source of refreshment and solace. One who possesses a wife is trusted by all, making a wife the most valuable asset.' ।। 1-68-43 ।।

english translation

kAntAreSva api vizrAmò narasyAdhvanikasya vai yaH sadAraH sa vizvAsyasa tasmAda dArAH parA gatiH || 1-68-43 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/mahabharat/adi-parva/68/44

संसरन्तम अपि परेतं विषमेष्व एकपातिनम भार्यैवान्वेति भर्तारं सततं या पतिव्रता ।। १-६८-४४ ।।

sanskrit

'Even as the husband departs from this world to the realm of Yama, it is the faithful and devoted wife who accompanies him on his journey to the beyond.' ।। 1-68-44 ।।

english translation

saMsarantama api paretaM viSameSva ekapAtinama bhAryaivAnveti bhartAraM satataM yA pativratA || 1-68-44 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/mahabharat/adi-parva/68/45

परथमं संस्थिता भार्या पतिं परेत्य परतीक्षते पूर्वं मृतं च भर्तारं पश्चात साध्व्य अनुगच्छति ।। १-६८-४५ ।।

sanskrit

'The wife, standing foremost, awaits her husband in the afterlife; the virtuous woman follows her husband who has passed before her, demonstrating her loyalty and devotion even beyond death.' ।। 1-68-45 ।।

english translation

parathamaM saMsthitA bhAryA patiM paretya paratIkSate pUrvaM mRtaM ca bhartAraM pazcAta sAdhvya anugacchati || 1-68-45 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript