Shloka 10

मातापितृपूजन-प्रधानधर्मः (Primacy of Filial Service) — Mārkaṇḍeya’s Account of the Vyādha’s Instruction

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु राजा सबलवाहन:,भरतश्रेष्ठ] इसी समय राजा कुवलाश्वने अपनी सेना, सवारी तथा पुत्रोंके साथ प्रस्थान किया। उनके साथ विप्रवर उत्तंक भी थे

Transliteration

etasminneva kāle tu rājā sabalavāhanaḥ |

Translation

马尔坎德耶说道：“正当其时，那位国王——率领兵众并备齐坐骑——启程出行。”

Word by Word

• एतस्मिन्: in this
• एतस्मिन्: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• काले: time
• काले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तु: but/and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सबल: with (his) army
• सबल: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सबल
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• वाहनः: having vehicles/mounts
• वाहनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाहन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• rājā (the king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A ruler should act at the right time with due preparation—supported by resources and orderly organization—so that action aligns with dharma and responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Markandeya narrates a transition: at that moment the king departs, accompanied by his forces and conveyances, indicating the start of an expedition or significant movement in the story.