Shloka 21
सावित्री-यमसंवादः
Sāvitrī’s Dialogue with Yama and the Restoration of Satyavān
ह्ृतदारो महासत्त्वो रामो दशरथात्मज: । तुल्यारिमित्रतां प्राप्त: सुग्रीवेण धनुर्धर:,“दशरथनन्दन श्रीराम महान् शक्तिशाली वीर हैं। उनकी पत्नीका किसीने अपहरण कर लिया है। उसकी खोजके लिये उन्होंने सुग्रीवसे मित्रता की है और दोनोंने एक-दूसरेके शत्रुको शत्रु तथा मित्रको मित्र मान लिया है। श्रीरामचन्द्रजी बड़े धनुर्धर हैं
hṛtadāro mahāsattvo rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ | tulyārimitratāṁ prāptaḥ sugrīveṇa dhanurdharaḥ ||
Wika ni Mārkaṇḍeya: “Si Rāma, anak ni Daśaratha—dakilang-loob at makapangyarihan—ay inagawan ng asawa. Upang hanapin siya, ang dalubhasang mamamana ay nakipagkaibigan kay Sugrīva; at silang dalawa’y nagkaisa sa pagtingin sa kaibigan at kaaway, itinuturing na kaibigan ang kaibigan ng isa’t isa at kaaway ang kaaway ng isa’t isa.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic alliance: true friendship is defined by shared loyalty and responsibility—standing by one another so that a friend’s friends are honored and a friend’s enemies are opposed, especially in a righteous quest.
Mārkaṇḍeya introduces Rāma’s situation: his wife has been abducted, and in order to search for her he forges a pact of friendship with Sugrīva, establishing mutual support in their conflicts.