Shloka 35

Mārkaṇḍeya’s Consolation to the King: Exempla of Rāma and the Efficacy of Allies (मार्कण्डेयाश्वासनम्)

Devanagari script

यस्तु त्वां समरे हन्ता तमेवैतद्‌ वहिष्यति । अवमन्य गुरुं मां च क्षिप्रं त्वं न भविष्यसि,श््ड्््स्क््ा ज्ख्ड ५ व] 22 2 ४ है (22722%24/ 822 2 |. ४2: रावणने आक्रमण करके उनका पुष्पक विमान भी छीन लिया। तब कुबेरने कुपित होकर उसे शाप दिया--'अरे! यह विमान तेरी सवारीमें नहीं आ सकेगा। जो युद्धमें तुझे मार डालेगा, उसीका यह वाहन होगा। मैं तेरा बड़ा भाई होनेके कारण मान्य था, परंतु तूने मेरा अपमान किया है। इससे बहुत शीघ्र तेरा नाश हो जायगा”

Transliteration

yas tu tvāṃ samare hantā tam evaitad vahiṣyati | avamanya guruṃ māṃ ca kṣipraṃ tvaṃ na bhaviṣyasi ||

Translation

「戦場で汝を討つ者――この車はその者をこそ運ぶ。師ともいうべき年長の我を侮ったゆえ、汝は長くは保たぬ。滅びは速やかに来る。」

Word by Word

यःwho

तुbut/indeed

त्वाम्you

समरेin battle

हन्ताslayer

तम्him

एवindeed/only

एतत्this

वहिष्यतिwill carry/drive (as a vehicle)

अवमन्यhaving disrespected

गुरुम्elder/superior

माम्me

चand

क्षिप्रम्quickly/soon

त्वम्you

नnot

भविष्यसिyou will be / you will remain

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Puṣpaka (vimāna)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Disrespect toward one’s rightful superior (guru/elder) and arrogant misuse of power invite swift downfall; ethical order (dharma) asserts itself through consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

A curse/prophecy is pronounced: the vehicle (Puṣpaka) will not remain with the offender; it will belong to the one who kills him in battle, and his end will come soon because he insulted his elder/superior.