Shloka 593

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

Devanagari script

यथागतेन मार्गेण प्रययौ स्वपुरं प्रति । इसके बाद लक्ष्मण तथा सुग्रीव आदिके साथ श्रीरामचन्द्रजी जिस मार्गसे आये थे, उसीके द्वारा अपनी राजधानी अयोध्याकी ओर प्रस्थित हुए

Transliteration

yathāgatena mārgeṇa prayayau svapuraṃ prati |

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya nói: “Ngài lên đường về thành của mình theo đúng con đường đã đến.” Rāma—cùng Lakṣmaṇa và các đồng minh như Sugrīva—trở về Ayodhyā theo lối quen thuộc, nêu bật sự kiên định, lòng tri ân với bạn đồng hành, và sự viên mãn của một hành trình đã thề theo dharma.

Word by Word

• यथा: as, according to
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• आगतेन: by the (previously) come/used
• आगतेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आगत (आ + √गम्)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• मार्गेण: by the path/route
• मार्गेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• प्रययौ: went forth, departed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √या
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• स्वपुरम्: to his own city
• स्वपुरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वपुर (स्व + पुर)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्रति: towards
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Rāma (Śrīrāmacandra)
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sugrīva
• Ayodhyā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic steadfastness: completing one’s undertaken course without deviation, returning with due regard for the path, the vow, and the companions who enabled success—an ethical image of responsibility and restoration after hardship.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that Rāma departs for his own capital, proceeding toward Ayodhyā by the same route he had previously traveled, with companions such as Lakṣmaṇa and Sugrīva accompanying him.