Shloka 29

Sāvitrī’s Report and Nārada’s Prognosis (सावित्र्याख्यान—सत्यवान्-गुणवर्णनं तथा अल्पायुषः पूर्वसूचना)

Devanagari script

तमन्वगच्छल्लक्ष्मीवान्‌ धनुष्मॉल्लक्ष्मणस्तदा | सीता च भार्या भद्रं ते वैदेही जनकात्मजा

Transliteration

tam anvagacchal lakṣmīvān dhanuṣmāl lakṣmaṇas tadā | sītā ca bhāryā bhadraṃ te vaidehī janakātmajā rājān ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya nói: Bấy giờ Lakṣmaṇa—rạng rỡ phúc tướng, tay mang cung—đi theo chàng. Và Sītā nữa, hiền thê của chàng, nàng Vaidehī cao quý, ái nữ của Janaka, cũng cùng bước. Muôn tâu Đại vương, nguyện phúc lành đến với bệ hạ.

Word by Word

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

• अन्वगच्छत्: followed
• अन्वगच्छत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (अनु + गम्)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• लक्ष्मीवान्: splendid/fortunate
• लक्ष्मीवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लक्ष्मीवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धनुष्मान्: bow-bearing
• धनुष्मान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धनुष्मत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• लक्ष्मणः: Lakṣmaṇa
• लक्ष्मणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• सीता: Sītā
• सीता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• भद्रम्: welfare/auspiciousness
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular

• ते: to you/your
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative/Genitive, Singular

• वैदेही: the princess of Videha
• वैदेही: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेही
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• जनकात्मजा: daughter of Janaka
• जनकात्मजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक-आत्मजा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Sita
• Janaka
• Videha

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True dharma is upheld through steadfast loyalty and shared responsibility: Lakṣmaṇa’s protective brotherly duty and Sītā’s devoted companionship show commitment to righteousness even when it brings hardship (exile).

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya recounts that when Rāma went to the forest, Lakṣmaṇa, armed with his bow, followed him, and Sītā—Vaidehī, Janaka’s daughter—also accompanied Rāma; the sage addresses the listener as ‘O king’ and offers a blessing.