Shloka 69

Mārkaṇḍeya’s Birth and Boon; Puṣkara’s Glory; Rāma’s Śrāddha; Refuge-Hymn to Śiva

Devanagari script

एवंचिंतयतस्तस्य संध्याकालो व्यजायत । उपास्य पश्चिमां संध्यां मुनिभिःसह राघवः

Transliteration

evaṃciṃtayatastasya saṃdhyākālo vyajāyata | upāsya paścimāṃ saṃdhyāṃ munibhiḥsaha rāghavaḥ

Translation

Während er so nachsann, brach die Zeit der Dämmerung an. Rāghava verehrte zusammen mit den Weisen die westliche Sandhyā, die abendliche Dämmerung.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: रीति/प्रकार (Manner/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• चिन्तयतः: while he was thinking
• चिन्तयतः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive absolute-like/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle) 'चिन्तयत्' का षष्ठी/सप्तमी एकवचन रूप; अत्र षष्ठी एकवचन — 'of (him) thinking'

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• संध्या-कालः: twilight time
• संध्या-कालः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) — 'संध्यायाः कालः' (time of twilight)

• व्यजायत: arose/occurred
• व्यजायत: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-जन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• उपास्य: having performed (worship)
• उपास्य: पूर्वकाल (Pūrvakāla-kriyā/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः — 'having worshipped/attended'

• पश्चिमाम्: western
• पश्चिमाम्: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पश्चिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• संध्याम्: twilight (sandhyā)
• संध्याम्: कर्म (Karma/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मुनिभिः: with sages
• मुनिभिः: सह (Saha/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: सह (Saha/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक उपपद

• राघवः: Rāghava (Rama)
• राघवः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific dialogue speaker not identifiable from this single verse alone)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: forest

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: एवंचिंतयतस्तस्य = एवम् + चिन्तयतः + तस्य; संध्याकालो = संध्या-कालः; मुनिभिःसह = मुनिभिः + सह

Characters & Entities

• Rāghava (Rāma)
• Munis (sages)
• Sandhyā (twilight rite)

FAQs

What practice is described in this verse?

It describes the observance of the evening Sandhyā (Sandhyā-vandana)—a daily twilight worship/rite—performed by Rāghava along with sages.

Why is the twilight called “western” here?

“Western” (paścimā) points to the evening twilight associated with sunset in the west, distinguishing it from other Sandhyās (morning/noon).

What ethical or spiritual lesson is implied?

The verse highlights steadiness in dharma: even amid contemplation or ongoing events, one maintains disciplined daily duties (nitya-karmas) in the company of the wise.