Shloka 85

Mārkaṇḍeya’s Birth and Boon; Puṣkara’s Glory; Rāma’s Śrāddha; Refuge-Hymn to Śiva

Devanagari script

तान्याहरस्व वै श्राद्धे क्षिप्रमेवास्तु लक्ष्मण । तथा तत्कृतवान्सर्वं रामादेशाच्च राघवः

Transliteration

tānyāharasva vai śrāddhe kṣipramevāstu lakṣmaṇa | tathā tatkṛtavānsarvaṃ rāmādeśācca rāghavaḥ

Translation

“శ్రాద్ధార్థం అవన్నీ తెమ్ము; హే లక్ష్మణా, త్వరగా జరగాలి.” రామ ఆజ్ఞ ప్రకారం రాఘవుడు (లక్ష్మణుడు) అన్నిటినీ నిర్వహించాడు।

Word by Word

• तानि: those (things)
• तानि: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन (Accusative plural pronoun)

• आहरस्व: bring
• आहरस्व: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-हृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (2nd person singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• श्राद्धे: for/in the śrāddha
• श्राद्धे: अधिकरण (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (Locative singular)

• क्षिप्रम्: quickly
• क्षिप्रम्: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्षिप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगवत् क्रियाविशेषण; शीघ्रार्थक (adverbial use: quickly)

• एव: just, indeed
• एव: निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (restrictive/emphatic particle)

• अस्तु: let it be
• अस्तु: क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular)

• लक्ष्मण: O Lakṣmaṇa
• लक्ष्मण: सम्बोधन (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन (Vocative singular)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तत्: that
• तत्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; (object of ‘कृतवान्’ in sense ‘did that’)

• कृतवान्: did / having done
• कृतवान्: क्रिया (Verbal predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृतवत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √कृ + क्तवतुँ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि-भूतकृत् (perfective periphrastic: ‘having done’)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• राम-आदेशात्: from/at the command of Rāma
• राम-आदेशात्: अपादान (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम-आदेश (प्रातिपदिक; राम + आदेश)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन (Ablative singular: ‘from/according to the command of Rāma’)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• राघवः: Rāghava
• राघवः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Nominative singular)

Speaker

Rāma (addressing Lakṣmaṇa); narration confirms Lakṣmaṇa’s compliance

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Geographic Context

Type: forest

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तान्याहरस्व = तानि + आहरस्व; क्षिप्रमेवास्तु = क्षिप्रम् + एव + अस्तु; तत्कृतवान् = तत् + कृतवान्; रामादेशाच्च = रामादेशात् + च.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Rāghava

FAQs

What ritual is referenced in this verse?

It references śrāddha, a dharma-based rite of honoring ancestors (pitṛs), typically involving offerings and prescribed observances.

How does this verse emphasize the path of Bhakti or devotion?

It highlights devoted service expressed as prompt, faithful execution of the lord/elder’s instruction—obedience and readiness are framed as virtuous conduct.

What is the ethical lesson from this dialogue?

The ethical teaching is diligence in duty: sacred obligations should be performed promptly and correctly, and righteous commands should be carried out without delay.