Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

पुष्पकेण विमानेन वैदेह्या दर्शयन्‌ वनम्‌ । किष्किन्धां तु समासाद्य राम: प्रहरतां वर:

Transliteration

puṣpakeṇa vimānena vaidehyā darśayan vanam | kiṣkindhāṁ tu samāsādya rāmaḥ praharatāṁ varaḥ ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: “Using the Puṣpaka aerial chariot, Rāma showed Vaidehī the forests along the way. Then, having reached Kiṣkindhā, Rāma—foremost among warriors—set about his decisive action.”

Word by Word

• पुष्पकेण: by/with the Pushpaka (aerial car)
• पुष्पकेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्पक
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• विमानेन: by an aerial car
• विमानेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वैदेह्याम्: Vaidehī (Sītā)
• वैदेह्याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेही
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दर्शयन्: showing
• दर्शयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वनम्: the forest
• वनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• किष्किन्धाम्: Kiṣkindhā
• किष्किन्धाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: किष्किन्धा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• तु: but/then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• समासाद्य: having reached/approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रहरताम्: of those who strike/fight (lit. they strike)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√हृ (प्रहरति)
• Form: Present (Lat), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• वरः: the best/excellent
• वरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Puṣpaka-vimāna
• Vaidehī (Sītā)
• Rāma
• Kiṣkindhā
• vana (forest)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights righteous leadership expressed through purposeful action: the exemplary warrior does not act rashly, but proceeds with clarity of aim after reaching the proper place and moment, while also honoring companionship (Rāma sharing the journey’s sights with Vaidehī).

What is happening in the narrative?

In Mārkaṇḍeya’s retelling of the Rāma story within the Mahābhārata, Rāma travels in the Puṣpaka vimāna with Vaidehī, showing her the forests, and then arrives at Kiṣkindhā, where he prepares to undertake decisive martial action.