Shloka 18

Rāma’s Abhiṣeka Plan, Kaikeyī’s Boon, and the Initiation of the Exile

Mārkaṇḍeya’s Account

Devanagari script

एवं द्वितीये सम्प्राप्ते यथाकाले मनीषिण: । आगम्य बुभुजे सर्वमन्नमुछ्छोपजीविन:,इसी प्रकार दूसरा पर्वकाल आनेपर दुर्वासा ऋषिने पुन: आकर उज्छवृत्तिसे जीवन- निर्वाह करनेवाले उन मनीषी महात्मा मुदूगलके यहाँका सारा अन्न खा लिया

Transliteration

evaṁ dvitīye samprāpte yathākāle manīṣiṇaḥ | āgamya bubhuje sarvam annam ucchopajīvinaḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Vyāsa: Cuando llegó a su debido tiempo el segundo período estacional, el sabio volvió y se comió toda la comida del gran Mudgala, varón prudente que se sostenía mediante el uccha-vṛtti, recogiendo los granos sobrantes. El episodio subraya la ética de la paciencia y de una hospitalidad inquebrantable, aun bajo pruebas repetidas.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

द्वितीयेin the second (time/occasion)

सम्प्राप्तेhaving arrived/when (it) had come

यथाकालेat the proper time

मनीषिणःthe wise (men/sages)

आगम्यhaving come

बुभुजेate/consumed

सर्वम्all, the whole

अन्नम्food

उच्छोपजीविनःthose who live on gleanings/leftovers

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Durvāsā

Mudgala

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True dharma is shown through steadfast hospitality and contentment: even when one lives on meager gleanings, one does not abandon generosity or equanimity when tested repeatedly.

What is happening in the narrative?

As the next period/season arrives, Durvāsā returns and consumes all the food at Mudgala’s hermitage; Mudgala, who survives by collecting leftover grains, is again put to the test of endurance and righteous conduct.