Shloka 28

Devanagari script

जामदग्न्यः कुरुक्षेत्र युधि येन महात्मना

Transliteration

jāmadagnyaḥ kurukṣetra yudhi yena mahātmanā

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “It was by the great-souled Jāmadagnya that, on the battlefield of Kurukṣetra, this deed was done in war.”

Word by Word

• जामदग्न्यः: Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• जामदग्न्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामदग्न्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुरुक्षेत्रे: in Kurukṣetra
• कुरुक्षेत्रे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुरुक्षेत्र
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध्
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• Kurukṣetra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line foregrounds how extraordinary agency (a “mahātman”) can shape events even in the morally fraught arena of war, inviting reflection on power, responsibility, and dharma in conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana identifies Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma) as the great figure connected with a warlike action at Kurukṣetra, functioning as a brief attribution within a larger account.