Shloka 64

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

Devanagari script

राघव: सहसौमित्रिर्मुमुदे भरतर्षभ । युधिष्ठिर! लक्ष्मणसहित पराक्रमी श्रीरामचन्द्रजी भरत और शत्रुघ्नसे मिलकर बहुत प्रसन्न हुए | ६३ $ |। ततो भरतशत्रुघ्नी समेती गुरुणा तदा

Transliteration

rāghavaḥ saha-saumitriḥ mumude bharatarṣabha | yudhiṣṭhira lakṣmaṇa-sahitaḥ parākrāmī śrī-rāmacandraḥ bharata-śatrughnābhyāṃ militvā bahu prasannaḥ abhavat || 63 || tato bharata-śatrughnī sametī guruṇā tadā

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya nói: “Hỡi Yudhiṣṭhira, bậc trượng phu của dòng Bharata—Rāma cùng Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa) vui mừng khôn xiết. Đấng anh hùng Śrī Rāmacandra, có Lakṣmaṇa tháp tùng, hân hoan tột bậc khi gặp Bharata và Śatrughna. Rồi khi ấy, Bharata và Śatrughna, cùng đến với vị trưởng thượng (guru)… (câu chuyện còn tiếp).”

Word by Word

राघवःRāghava (Rāma)

सहtogether with

सौमित्रिणाwith Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa)

मुमुदेrejoiced

भरतर्षभO bull among the Bharatas

ततःthen/thereupon

भरतशत्रुघ्नीBharata and Śatrughna

समेतीhaving met/coming together

गुरुणाwith the elder/teacher (the revered one)

तदाat that time

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mārkaṇḍeya

Yudhiṣṭhira

Rāma (Rāghava, Śrī Rāmacandra)

Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitri)

Bharata

Śatrughna

guru (elder/teacher figure, unspecified here)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage highlights dharma expressed through fraternal loyalty and reconciliation: true nobility is shown in joyfully honoring family bonds and approaching elders with respect, even after periods of separation and strain.

What is happening in the narrative?

Mārkaṇḍeya narrates to Yudhiṣṭhira that Rāma, accompanied by Lakṣmaṇa, is delighted upon meeting his brothers Bharata and Śatrughna; the next line begins to describe what Bharata and Śatrughna do next, together with their revered elder (guru).