Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ततो महेन्द्र सह तैर्मुनिभिर्भगुसत्तम: । यथा55गतं तथा सो5गान्मामुपामन्त्रय भारत,भारत! तदनन्तर भृगुश्रेष्ठ परशुरामजी उन महर्षियोंके साथ मुझसे विदा ले जैसे आये थे, वैसे ही महेन्द्र पर्वतपर चले गये

Transliteration

tato mahendra-saha tair munibhir bhṛgu-sattamaḥ | yathāgataṃ tathā so 'gān mām upāmantrya bhārata bhārata ||

Translation

Then the foremost of the Bhṛgus, Paraśurāma, together with those sages, took leave of me, O Bhārata. Just as he had come, so he departed again to Mount Mahendra.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय

• महेन्द्रम्: to Mahendra (mountain/Indra)
• महेन्द्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश)
• Form: अव्यय

• तैः: with those
• तैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• मुनिभिः: with sages
• मुनिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• भृगुसत्तमः: the best of the Bhṛgus (Paraśurāma)
• भृगुसत्तमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगुसत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय

• आगतम्: having come; as (he) had come
• आगतम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (भूतकृत्/क्त)

• तथा: so, in the same way
• तथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अगात्: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (अorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उपामन्त्र्य: having taken leave of / having addressed respectfully
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-√मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्यय), absolutive/gerund

• भारत: O Bhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Paraśurāma)
• muni-s (sages)
• Mahendra (mountain)
• Bhārata (addressee, descendant of Bharata)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct in relationships: even powerful figures like Paraśurāma observe proper decorum by formally taking leave (upāmantrya). Ethical strength is shown through restraint, respect, and adherence to courteous procedure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rāma (Paraśurāma), accompanied by sages, concludes his visit and departs. After bidding farewell to the narrator/speaker, he returns to Mount Mahendra, marking a transition to the next phase of events.