Shloka 58

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

Devanagari script

पुष्पकेण विमानेन वैदेह्या दर्शयन्‌ वनम्‌ । किष्किन्धां तु समासाद्य राम: प्रहरतां वर:

Transliteration

puṣpakeṇa vimānena vaidehyā darśayan vanam | kiṣkindhāṁ tu samāsādya rāmaḥ praharatāṁ varaḥ ||

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya nói: “Ngồi trên phi xa Puṣpaka, Rāma đã chỉ cho Vaidehī thấy những cánh rừng dọc đường. Rồi khi đến Kiṣkindhā, Rāma—bậc nhất trong hàng dũng sĩ—bắt đầu hành động quyết định của mình.”

Word by Word

पुष्पकेणby/with the Pushpaka (aerial car)

विमानेनby an aerial car

वैदेह्याम्Vaidehī (Sītā)

दर्शयन्showing

वनम्the forest

किष्किन्धाम्Kiṣkindhā

तुbut/then

समासाद्यhaving reached/approached

रामःRāma

प्रहरताम्of those who strike/fight (lit. they strike)

वरःthe best/excellent

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Puṣpaka-vimāna

Vaidehī (Sītā)

Rāma

Kiṣkindhā

vana (forest)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights righteous leadership expressed through purposeful action: the exemplary warrior does not act rashly, but proceeds with clarity of aim after reaching the proper place and moment, while also honoring companionship (Rāma sharing the journey’s sights with Vaidehī).

What is happening in the narrative?

In Mārkaṇḍeya’s retelling of the Rāma story within the Mahābhārata, Rāma travels in the Puṣpaka vimāna with Vaidehī, showing her the forests, and then arrives at Kiṣkindhā, where he prepares to undertake decisive martial action.