Shloka 5

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

Devanagari script

ततो हत्वा दशग्रीवं लड़कां रामो महायशा: । विभीषणाय प्रददौ प्रभु: परपुरज्जय:,तत्पश्चात्‌ शत्रुओंकी राजधानीपर विजय पानेवाले महायशस्वी भगवान्‌ श्रीरामने दशानन रावणका वध करनेके अनन्तर लंकाका राज्य विभीषणको दे दिया

Transliteration

tato hatvā daśagrīvaṁ laṅkāṁ rāmo mahāyaśāḥ | vibhīṣaṇāya pradadau prabhuḥ parapurañjayaḥ |

Translation

Rồi bậc danh tiếng lẫy lừng là Rāma—đấng chúa tể hùng mạnh, kẻ chinh phục thành trì của địch—sau khi giết Daśagrīva (Rāvaṇa), đã ban Laṅkā cùng quyền vương trị cho Vibhīṣaṇa. Hành động ấy nêu rõ kết cục theo dharma của chiến tranh: chiến thắng không phải để cướp bóc, mà để phục hồi trật tự chính đáng và tôn vinh người đồng minh ngay thẳng.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: indeclinable (ablatival adverb: 'from/thereafter')

• हत्वा: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा), 'having killed'

• दशग्रीवम्: the ten-necked one (Rāvaṇa)
• दशग्रीवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशग्रीव
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• लङ्काम्: Laṅkā
• लङ्काम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• महायशाः: of great fame
• महायशाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस्
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• विभीषणाय: to Vibhīṣaṇa
• विभीषणाय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण
• Form: masculine, dative, singular

• प्रददौ: gave/bestowed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा
• Form: perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada

• प्रभुः: the lord
• प्रभुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• परपुरज्जयः: conqueror of enemy cities
• परपुरज्जयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परपुरज्जय
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Markandeya
• Rama
• Dashagriva (Ravana)
• Vibhishana
• Lanka

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic kingship after conflict: a righteous victor does not seize for personal gain but restores stable rule, rewarding virtue and loyalty—here by entrusting Laṅkā to Vibhīṣaṇa after removing the tyrannical Rāvaṇa.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Rāma, after killing Rāvaṇa (Daśagrīva), grants Laṅkā’s kingdom to Vibhīṣaṇa, establishing him as the rightful ruler following the war.