Shloka 62

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

Devanagari script

स तत्र मलदिग्धाड़ंं भरतं चीरवाससम्‌

Transliteration

sa tatra maladigdhāḍaṃ bharataṃ cīravāsasam

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya said: There he saw Bharata, his body smeared with grime and dirt, clothed in bark-garments—an image of austere renunciation that underscores how hardship and self-discipline can mark one who has turned from comfort toward a higher purpose.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• मलदिग्धाङ्गम्: whose body was smeared with dirt
• मलदिग्धाङ्गम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मलदिग्धाङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• भरतम्: Bharata
• भरतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• चीरवाससम्: wearing bark-garments
• चीरवाससम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चीरवासस्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Bharata
• bark-garments (cīra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights tapas and renunciation: outward hardship (dirt-smeared body, bark-cloth) signifies a deliberate turning away from luxury toward discipline and inner purification, aligning one’s life with dharma rather than comfort.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes a scene in which Bharata is seen in an ascetic condition—grime-covered and wearing bark garments—indicating that Bharata is living a life of austerity in the wilderness or in renunciant practice.