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

Dijo Mārkaṇḍeya: Entonces su padre, de nuevo colmado de júbilo, le dijo: «Oh toro entre los Bharatas, ve a Ayodhyā y asume el gobierno». Así se dirigió a Rāma, cuyos ojos enrojecían en las comisuras—señal de honda emoción aun cuando se le imponía el deber.

Word by Word

• मार्कण्डेयः: Markandeya
• मार्कण्डेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पिता: the father
• पिता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भूयः: again; further
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्

• प्रहृष्टः: delighted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरतर्षभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• गच्छ: go
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अयोध्याम्: to Ayodhya
• अयोध्याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयोध्या
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्रशाधि: rule; govern
• Type: Verb
• Root: शाध्
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• रामम्: Rama
• रामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रक्तान्तलोचनम्: whose eyes had red corners
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्तान्तलोचन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• pitā (father)
• Rāma
• Ayodhyā
• Bharata (as lineage in the epithet bharatarṣabha)

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.