Shloka 22

Sāvitrī–Satyavān Vivāha: Kanyāpradāna and Āśrama-Śīla (सावित्री-सत्यवान्विवाहः)

Devanagari script

स रामबाणाभिहत: कृत्वा रामस्वरं तदा

Transliteration

sa rāmabāṇābhihataḥ kṛtvā rāmasvaraṃ tadā

Translation

فلما أصابه سهمُ راما، اتخذ في الحال صوتَ راما وهيئتَه في الكلام—محاكاةً خادعةً في مواجهة قوة الحق.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रामबाणाभिहतः: struck by Rāma's arrows
• रामबाणाभिहतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-हन् (क्त)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कृत्वा: having made / having done
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund)

• रामस्वरम्: Rāma-like sound/voice
• रामस्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामस्वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāma’s arrow (rāmabāṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line highlights how, when confronted by righteous power, an adversary may resort to mimicry or deception; ethically, it contrasts genuine dharmic authority with counterfeit appearances.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Markandeya’s narration, a figure is hit by Rāma’s arrow and immediately adopts ‘Rāma’s sound/voice,’ implying a sudden change of guise or an attempt to mislead by imitating Rāma.