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

Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then his father, again filled with joy, said to him, “O bull among the Bharatas, go to Ayodhyā and take up the rule.” Thus he addressed Rāma, whose eyes were reddened at the corners—suggesting deep emotion even as duty was being placed upon him.

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.