Shloka 60

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

Devanagari script

अयोध्यां स समासाद्य पुरी राष्ट्रपतिस्तत:

Transliteration

ayodhyāṃ sa samāsādya purī rāṣṭrapatis tataḥ

Translation

Đến Ayodhyā, Người liền trở thành bậc quân vương cai trị quốc độ trong thành ấy—xác lập quyền uy chính thống nơi kinh đô, khôi phục trật tự vương đạo.

Word by Word

• अयोध्याम्: Ayodhya (city)
• अयोध्याम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयोध्या
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

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

• समासाद्य: having reached/approached
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), having reached/approached

• पुरीम्: the city
• पुरीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• राष्ट्रपतिः: the king (lord of the realm)
• राष्ट्रपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राष्ट्रपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ततः: then/thereupon
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Adverb

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Ayodhyā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the dharmic ideal that rightful authority is exercised from the capital through stable rule—kingship is portrayed as the restoration of order and responsibility over the realm rather than mere personal power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that the person in question arrives at Ayodhyā and thereafter assumes rulership there, indicating a transition into recognized sovereignty centered in the city.