Shloka 38

Āṇīmāṇḍavya–Upākhyāna

The Account of Āṇīmāṇḍavya and the Birth of Vidura

Devanagari script

तव पुत्रे महाबाहौ साड्रोपाड़ं महात्मनि । ऋषि: परैरनाधृष्यो जामदग्न्य: प्रतापवान्‌

Transliteration

tava putre mahābāhau sāḍropāḍaṃ mahātmani | ṛṣiḥ parair anādhṛṣyo jāmadagnyaḥ pratāpavān ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: „O du mit den mächtigen Armen, was deinen Sohn betrifft — den großgesinnten Helden —, da war der Weise Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma), von lodernder Kraft, den niemand bezwingen konnte, samt seinem ganzen Gefolge und voller Ausrüstung.“

Word by Word

तवof you/your

पुत्रेin/with regard to (your) son

महाबाहौO mighty-armed (one)

सhe

आड्रोपाडम्Āḍropāḍa (proper name)

महात्मनिin/with regard to the great-souled (one)

ऋषिःthe sage

परैःby others

अनाधृष्यःunassailable/irresistible

जामदग्न्यःJāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)

प्रतापवान्mighty/valorous

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)

the son (putra) addressed in context

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the idea that spiritual austerity and righteous power (tapas and pratāpa) can make a person ‘unassailable,’ suggesting that true strength is not merely physical but also rooted in disciplined virtue and divine/ascetic potency.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana identifies Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma) as a formidable, unconquerable sage connected with the hero being discussed, emphasizing his overwhelming presence and preparedness (with retinue/equipment) within the unfolding account.