Shloka 8

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

Devanagari script

तमुवाचाथ सक्रोधो रावण: परिभर्त्सयन्‌

Transliteration

tam uvācātha sakrodho rāvaṇaḥ paribhartsayan

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ക്രോധം നിറഞ്ഞ രാവണൻ അവനെ ശാസിച്ച് അപമാനിച്ച് സംസാരിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• सक्रोधः: angry / with anger
• सक्रोधः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सक्रोध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रावणः: Ravana
• रावणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परिभर्त्सयन्: rebuking / reproaching
• परिभर्त्सयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-भर्त्स्
• Form: Shatr (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Rāvaṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger (krodha) manifests as harsh, contemptuous speech (paribhartsā), implying an ethical warning: loss of self-control leads to verbal wrongdoing and escalation of conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Markandeya’s narration, Ravana becomes enraged and speaks to someone (referred to as ‘him’) in a scolding, insulting manner, setting a tense, confrontational turn in the episode.