Shloka 53
Adhiratha-Rādhā Discover the Casket; Vasuṣeṇa (Karṇa) is Adopted and Formed
Devanagari script
संततार पुनस्तेन सेतुना मकरालयम् | पुष्पकेण विमानेन खेचरेण विराजता
Transliteration
santatāra punas tena setunā makarālayam | puṣpakeṇa vimānena khecareṇa virājatā
Translation
马尔坎德耶说道：随后，他仍循那道堤桥，再次渡向大海——摩伽罗之所居——乘坐在空中熠熠生辉、名为“普什帕迦”的天车。此颂彰显有意的回返与坚定的决心：既已成就所当成就之事，便不以功自矜，凭借技艺、资具与自律之志，继续前行。
Word by Word
संततारcrossed over
संततार:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootतॄ (तारयति/तितरति)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
तेनby that
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
सेतुनाby the bridge/causeway
सेतुना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसेतु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
मकरालयम्the ocean (abode of makaras)
मकरालयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमकरालय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
पुष्पकेणby the Pushpaka (vehicle)
पुष्पकेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootपुष्पक
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
विमानेनby the aerial car
विमानेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootविमान
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
खेचरेणsky-moving / flying
खेचरेण:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootखेचर
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
विराजताshining, resplendent
विराजता:
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-राज् (राजते)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)
Speaker
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Characters & Entities
M
MārkaṇḍeyaS
setu (causeway/bridge)M
makarālaya (ocean/sea)P
Puṣpaka-vimānaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores steadfastness and disciplined follow-through: after building or using a means (the setu), one completes the task and proceeds onward without attachment, using available resources responsibly.
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that the hero crosses the ocean again by the same causeway, and is described as resplendent while traveling through the sky in the Puṣpaka aerial car.