Shloka 14

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

Devanagari script

ततो वैश्रवर्णं तत्र ददृशुर्नरवाहनम्‌ | पित्रा सार्थ समासीनमृद्धया परमया युतम्‌,एक दिन नरवाहन कुबेर अपने महान्‌ ऐश्वर्यसे युक्त होकर पिताके साथ बैठे थे। उसी अवस्थामें रावण आदिने उनको देखा

Transliteration

tato vaiśravaṇaṃ tatra dadṛśur naravāhanam | pitrā sārdhaṃ samāsīnam ṛddhyā paramayā yutam ||

Translation

แล้วพวกเขาก็ได้เห็นไวศรวณะ (กุเบร) ณ ที่นั้น ผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งยานที่มนุษย์หาม นั่งร่วมกับบิดา ประกอบด้วยความมั่งคั่งและรัศมีอันยิ่งยวด

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from there/then')

• वैश्रवर्णम्: Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)
• वैश्रवर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्रवण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र
• Form: Avyaya (locative adverb)

• ददृशुः: they saw
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural

• नरवाहनम्: Nara-vāhana (one whose vehicle is men; epithet of Kubera)
• नरवाहनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरवाहन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पित्रा: with (his) father
• पित्रा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सार्थम्: together; along with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्थम्
• Form: Avyaya

• समासीनम्: seated; sitting
• Type: Verb
• Root: समासीन
• Form: Past participle (kta), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ऋद्धया: with prosperity; with wealth
• ऋद्धया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• परमया: supreme; highest
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular (agreeing with ऋद्धया)

• युतम्: endowed with; joined with
• Type: Verb
• Root: युत
• Form: Past participle (kta), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera)
• Kubera's father (Viśravas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Prosperity and authority, though legitimate, can provoke envy and aggression; dharma requires vigilance, humility, and restraint so that wealth does not become a cause of adharma-driven conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes a moment when Kubera (Vaiśravaṇa), radiant with great prosperity, is seen seated with his father—an image of established power that becomes a focal point for others’ attention and future rivalry.