Shloka 38

Adhiratha-Rādhā Discover the Casket; Vasuṣeṇa (Karṇa) is Adopted and Formed

Devanagari script

मार्कण्डेय उवाच तमुवाच पिता भूय: प्रहृष्टो भरतर्षभ । गच्छायो ध्यां प्रशाधीति राम॑ रक्तान्तलोचनम्‌

Transliteration

Mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: tam uvāca pitā bhūyaḥ prahṛṣṭo bharatarṣabha | gacchāyodhyāṃ praśādhīti rāmaṃ raktāntalocanam ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya sprach: Da sagte sein Vater, abermals von Freude erfüllt, zu ihm: „O Stier unter den Bharatas, geh nach Ayodhyā und übernimm die Herrschaft.“ So redete er zu Rāma, dessen Augenwinkel gerötet waren—ein Zeichen tiefer Regung, während ihm zugleich die Pflicht auferlegt wurde.

Word by Word

मार्कण्डेयःMarkandeya

उवाचsaid

तम्him

उवाचsaid

पिताthe father

भूयःagain; further

प्रहृष्टःdelighted

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

गच्छgo

अयोध्याम्to Ayodhya

प्रशाधिrule; govern

इतिthus

रामम्Rama

रक्तान्तलोचनम्whose eyes had red corners

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

pitā (father)

Rāma

Ayodhyā

Bharata (as lineage in the epithet bharatarṣabha)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharma of kingship: when rightful responsibility is conferred, one is expected to accept governance as a duty, even amid strong personal emotion.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that the father, delighted, instructs Rāma to go to Ayodhyā and assume rule; Rāma is described as visibly moved, with reddened eyes.