Shloka 15

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

Devanagari script

ततस्तस्याश्रमं गत्वा रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मण:

Transliteration

tatas tasyāśramaṃ gatvā rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ

Translation

പിന്നീട് അവൻ അക്ലിഷ്ടകർമ്മനായ രാമന്റെ ആശ്രമത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• आश्रमम्: hermitage, ashram
• आश्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• रामस्य: of Rama
• रामस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• अक्लिष्टकर्मणः: of (him) whose deeds are untroubled/untiring
• अक्लिष्टकर्मणः: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्लिष्टकर्मन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Rāma
• āśrama (hermitage)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical ideal of tireless, untroubled action (ākliṣṭa-karma): a model of disciplined perseverance aligned with dharma, often associated with leaders who act without faltering even amid hardship.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya indicates a shift in the story: someone proceeds to Rāma’s hermitage, setting the scene for an encounter in a place of austerity and guidance, where counsel or a significant episode is likely to unfold.