Shloka 56

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

Devanagari script

गतेषु वानरेन्द्रेषु गोपुच्छक्षेषु तेषु च

Transliteration

gateṣu vānareṣv indreṣu gopucchakṣeṣu teṣu ca

Translation

Dijo Mārkaṇḍeya: «Cuando aquellos señores de los monos se hubieron marchado—y también se fueron los que llevaban como emblema la cola de vaca—…»

Word by Word

• गतेषु: when (they) had gone / in the departed (ones)
• गतेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (√गम्)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• वानरेन्द्रेषु: among the monkey-lords
• वानरेन्द्रेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानरेन्द्र (वानर + इन्द्र)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• गोपुच्छक्षेषु: among the cow-tailed (ones)
• गोपुच्छक्षेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपुच्छक्ष (गो + पुच्छ + अक्ष)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• तेषु: among them / in those
• तेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Markandeya
• vanara-chiefs (monkey leaders)
• gopuccha (cow’s tail emblem/standard)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse functions as a narrative hinge: it highlights how events turn after key allies or leaders depart, reminding the listener that outcomes often depend on the presence of capable leadership and recognized symbols of authority.

What is happening in the narrative?

Markandeya describes a moment after the departure of the leading vanaras and others identified by a ‘cow-tail’ emblem, setting up the next development that follows once these groups have left.