Shloka 22
भीष्मस्वप्न-स्मृत्युपाख्यानम् | Bhīṣma’s Dream-Linked Recollection of the Paraśurāma Combat
शीर्णपर्णेन चैकेन पारयामास सा परम् | संवत्सरं तीव्रकोपा पादाड्गुष्ठाग्रधिछ्ठिता
śīrṇaparṇena caikena pārayāmāsa sā param | saṃvatsaraṃ tīvrakopā pādāṅguṣṭhāgrādhiṣṭhitā ||
قال راما: بورقةٍ ذابلةٍ واحدةٍ فقط كانت تقيم أودها، وبلغت بنسكها أقصى الغاية. وبعزمٍ لا يلين مكثت عامًا كاملًا واقفةً على طرف إبهام قدمها.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical potency of tapas: disciplined restraint and unwavering resolve can elevate a person’s inner strength, making endurance and self-control central virtues in dharmic life.
Rama describes an extraordinary act of austerity by a woman: she subsists on a single withered leaf and maintains a severe vow for a year, standing balanced on the tip of her great toe.