Shloka 5

सावित्री-यमसंवादः

Sāvitrī’s Dialogue with Yama and the Restoration of Satyavān

Devanagari script

प्रवृत्तिर्पलब्धा ते वैदेह्दा रावणस्य च । तां त्वं पुरुषकारेण बुद्धया चैवोपपादय,“आपको सीता तथा उनका अपहरण करनेवाले रावणका समाचार मिल ही गया है। अब आप अपने पुरुषार्थ और बुद्धिबलसे जानकीको प्राप्त कीजिये

Transliteration

pravṛttir upalabdhā te vaidehyā rāvaṇasya ca | tāṁ tvaṁ puruṣakāreṇa buddhyā caivopapādaya ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya nói: “Nay ngài đã biết trọn sự tình về Vaidehī (Sītā) và cả về Rāvaṇa. Vậy hãy dùng chính nỗ lực của bậc trượng phu cùng trí tuệ sáng suốt mà gắng sức đoạt lại nàng.”

Word by Word

• प्रवृत्तिः: information/news
• प्रवृत्तिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवृत्ति (प्र + √वृत्)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• उपलब्धा: obtained/known
• उपलब्धा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपलब्ध (उप + √लभ्)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• वै: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै
• Form: true

• वैदेह्या: by/through Vaidehī (Sītā)
• वैदेह्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैदेही
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• रावणस्य: of Rāvaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: true

• ताम्: her/that (Sītā)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• पुरुषकारेण: by effort/valor
• पुरुषकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• बुद्ध्या: by intelligence
• बुद्ध्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: true

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: true

• उपपादय: bring about/secure/obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + √पद् (उपपादयति)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Vaidehī (Sītā)
• Rāvaṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even after receiving information, success depends on puruṣakāra (personal initiative) guided by buddhi (discernment). One should act decisively and intelligently to restore what is rightfully protected.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya tells the listener that the report about Sītā (Vaidehī) and her abductor Rāvaṇa has been obtained, and urges immediate, well-planned effort to recover her.