Shloka 12

Sāvitrī-Upākhyāna: Dyumatsena’s Restoration and the Return to Kāmyaka

Conclusion

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तो लक्ष्मणो भ्रात्रा गुरुवाक्यहिते रत: । प्रतस्थे रुचिरं गृह्मु समार्गणगुणं धनु:

Transliteration

ity ukto lakṣmaṇo bhrātrā guruvākyahite rataḥ | pratasthē ruciraṁ gṛhmu samārgaṇaguṇaṁ dhanuḥ ||

Translation

Được anh mình nói như vậy, Lakṣmaṇa—người chuyên tâm làm điều lợi ích và thuận theo lời dạy của bậc trưởng thượng—lập tức lên đường, tay cầm cây cung rực rỡ, đầy đủ phẩm chất cần cho chiến trận.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्तः: having been spoken to / addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त, Masculine, Nominative, Singular, past passive participle

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

• भ्रात्रा: by (his) brother
• भ्रात्रा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• गुरु-वाक्य-हिते: in what is beneficial as the teacher’s word (i.e., in the welfare/interest of the guru’s command)
• गुरु-वाक्य-हिते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरुवाक्यहित
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• रतः: engaged, devoted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम
• Form: क्त, Masculine, Nominative, Singular, engaged/devoted

• प्रतस्थे: set out, departed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-स्था
• Form: लिट्, perfect, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• रुचिरम्: beautiful, splendid
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुचिर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• गृह्य: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययः), absolutive (gerund), having taken

• समार्गण-गुणम्: having the quality/virtue of battle (fit for combat)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समार्गणगुण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• धनुः: bow
• धनुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya (speaker)
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Brother (bhrātṛ)
• Bow (dhanuḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse commends acting under proper guidance: Lakṣmaṇa is portrayed as devoted to what is beneficial and aligned with the counsel of elders (guru-vākya), suggesting that disciplined obedience and welfare-oriented intent should govern decisive action.

What is happening in the narrative?

After being instructed by his brother, Lakṣmaṇa promptly departs, taking up a fine bow suited for combat—signaling immediate readiness to carry out a duty under rightful direction.