Shloka 17

Rāma’s Abhiṣeka Plan, Kaikeyī’s Boon, and the Initiation of the Exile

Mārkaṇḍeya’s Account

Devanagari script

भुक्त्वा चान्नं ततः सर्वमुच्छिष्टेनात्मनस्तत: । अथाड़ूं लिलिपेडन्नेन यथागतमगाच्च स:,इस तरह सारा भोजन उदरस्थ करके दुर्वासाजीने जूठन लेकर अपने सारे अंगोंमें लपेट ली और फिर जैसे आये थे, वैसे ही चल दिये

Transliteration

bhuktvā cānnaṃ tataḥ sarvam ucchiṣṭenātmanas tataḥ | athāḍūṃ liliped anena yathāgatam agāc ca saḥ ||

Translation

Ăn hết thảy xong, ông lấy phần vụn còn lại làm đồ thừa của mình, bôi lên khắp thân thể, rồi ra đi đúng như lúc đã đến. Trong khung đạo lý của truyện, hành động ấy báo hiệu sự tự tại của ẩn sĩ và sự khép lại cuộc gặp: nhận những gì được dâng, không để lại một đòi hỏi nào, rồi bước tiếp mà không vướng bận.

Word by Word

• भुक्त्वा: having eaten
• भुक्त्वा: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि, —, —, —

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उच्छिष्टेन: with the leftovers/remnants
• उच्छिष्टेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उच्छिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• आत्मनः: of himself
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• ततः: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः

• अथ: then/now
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अङ्गम्: limb/body-part
• अङ्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• लिलिपे: smeared/coated
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद, 3rd, Singular

• अन्नेन: with food (remnants)
• अन्नेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• यथा: as/just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• आगतम्: come/arrived
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) / आगत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अगात्: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (aorist), परस्मैपद, 3rd, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Durvāsā (implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores ascetic self-sufficiency and ethical closure: one accepts what is given without greed, leaves no further demand, and moves on—suggesting restraint, non-attachment, and respect for the limits of hospitality.

What is happening in the narrative?

After consuming the offered meal, the ascetic takes the remaining leavings, smears them on his body, and departs in the same manner as he arrived, indicating the encounter has ended and no further claim remains.