Shloka 3936

Adhiratha-Rādhā Discover the Casket; Vasuṣeṇa (Karṇa) is Adopted and Formed

Devanagari script

महेन्द्र इव पौलोम्या भार्यया स समेयिवान्‌ । तत्पश्चात्‌ श्रीरामचन्द्रजीने देवताओंको नमस्कार किया और सुहृदोंसे अभिनन्दित हो अपनी पत्नी सीतासे मिले, मानो इन्द्रका शचीसे मिलन हुआ हो

Transliteration

mahendra iva paulomyā bhāryayā sa sameyivān |

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya nói: Ngài đoàn tụ cùng hiền thê, như Mahendra (Indra) tái hợp với Paulomī (Śacī). Rồi Rāmacandra đảnh lễ chư thiên, được bạn hữu chúc mừng, và gặp lại Sītā—một cuộc sum vầy cát tường, đặt trong khuôn dharma, lòng tri ân và hòa khí xã hội.

Word by Word

• महेन्द्रः: Mahendra (Indra)
• महेन्द्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इव: like, as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• पौलोम्या: with Paulomī (Śacī)
• पौलोम्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौलोमी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• भार्यया: with (his) wife
• भार्यया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समेयिवान्: met, came together (with)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-इ
• Form: Perfect (periphrastic/participial usage), Third, Singular, Masculine

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Mahendra (Indra)
• Paulomī (Śacī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse uses Indra’s reunion with Śacī as a simile to present marital reunion as auspicious and dharmic—ideally preceded by reverence to the divine and affirmed by the goodwill of one’s community.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya describes a husband reuniting with his wife, likening their meeting to Mahendra (Indra) coming together with Paulomī (Śacī), emphasizing the splendour and auspiciousness of the moment.