Shloka 17
Devanagari script
तदातिष्ठ रथं शीघ्रमिममैन्द्रं महाद्युते । तत: प्रहृष्ट: काकुस्त्थस्तथेत्युक्त्वा विभीषणम्
Transliteration
tadātiṣṭha rathaṁ śīghram imam aindraṁ mahādyute | tataḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ kākutsthas tathety uktvā vibhīṣaṇam ||
Translation
“Wahai yang bercahaya mulia, naikilah segera kereta yang laksana milik Indra ini.” Maka Kakutstha (Rāma), bersukacita dalam hati, menjawab Vibhīṣaṇa, “Demikianlah.”
Word by Word
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
आतिष्ठmount / ascend
आतिष्ठ:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-स्था (स्था)
FormLoṭ (imperative), 2, singular, Parasmaipada
रथम्chariot
रथम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरथ
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
शीघ्रम्quickly
शीघ्रम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootशीघ्र
इमम्this
इमम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
ऐन्द्रम्belonging to Indra / Indra-like
ऐन्द्रम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootऐन्द्र (इन्द्र-सम्बन्धिन्)
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
महाद्युतेO great-splendoured one
महाद्युते:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootमहाद्युति
Formmasculine, vocative, singular
ततःthen / thereafter
ततः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootततः
प्रहृष्टःdelighted
प्रहृष्टः:
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-हृष्
Formmasculine, nominative, singular, क्त (past passive participle)
काकुत्स्थःKakutstha (Rama)
काकुत्स्थः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकाकुत्स्थ
Formmasculine, nominative, singular
तथाso / thus
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
इतिthus (quotative)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
उक्त्वाhaving said
उक्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)
विभीषणम्Vibhishana
विभीषणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविभीषण
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
MārkaṇḍeyaK
Kakutstha (Rāma)V
VibhīṣaṇaI
Indra (implied by aindra)C
Chariot (ratha)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
When guidance supports dharma, a righteous person responds with decisive, timely action. The verse highlights ethical leadership: clarity, readiness, and joyful commitment to the right course.
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Rāma (Kakutstha) is urged to mount a celestial, Indra-like chariot immediately. Rāma, pleased, agrees—saying “tathā” (“so be it”)—in response to Vibhīṣaṇa.