Shloka 18

Sāvitrī–Satyavān Vivāha: Kanyāpradāna and Āśrama-Śīla (सावित्री-सत्यवान्विवाहः)

Devanagari script

चोदयामास तस्‍्यार्थे सा रामं विधिचोदिता । रामस्तस्या: प्रियं कुर्वन्‌ धनुरादाय सत्वर:

Transliteration

codayāmāsa tasyārthe sā rāmaṁ vidhicoditā | rāmas tasyāḥ priyaṁ kurvan dhanur ādāya satvaraḥ ||

Translation

運命に促されるかのように、彼女はそのためにラーマを駆り立てた。ラーマは彼女の望みを叶えようとして、急ぎ弓を取った。

Word by Word

• चोदयामास: urged, prompted
• Type: Verb
• Root: चुद् (चोद्)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद, periphrastic perfect), 3, singular

• तस्य: of him/that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine/neuter, genitive, singular

• अर्थे: in the matter/purpose
• अर्थे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सः/सा/तत्)
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular

• रामम्: Rama
• रामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: राम
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• विधि: by fate/ordinance
• विधि: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• चोदिता: impelled, urged
• Type: Adjective (past passive participle)
• Root: चुद् (चोद्)
• Form: feminine, nominative, singular, क्त (P.P.P.)

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: राम
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• तस्याः: of her
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सः/सा/तत्)
• Form: feminine, genitive, singular

• प्रियम्: what is dear/pleasing (a favor)
• प्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• कुर्वन्: doing, performing
• Type: Verb (present active participle)
• Root: कृ
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular, शतृ (P.A.P.)

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb (absolutive/gerund)
• Root: आ-दा
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वा-र्थे अव्यय), active

• सत्वरः: quick, in haste
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्वर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Rāma
• bow (dhanuḥ)
• fate/ordinance (vidhi)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the interplay of destiny (vidhi) and human agency: when a duty or ordained course presses upon events, decisive action—guided by loyalty and the wish to do what is right/pleasing within one’s role—follows without delay.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration, a woman, driven by an ordained purpose, urges Rāma to act. Rāma, wishing to fulfill her desire, promptly takes up his bow, signaling readiness for immediate action.