Shloka 12

Adhyāya 142: Cyavana, the Devas’ Arrogance, and Vāyu’s Counsel on Protecting Brāhmaṇas

Devanagari script

जामदग्न्यश्न विप्राय भूमिं दत््वा महायशा: । रामो3क्षयांस्तथा लोकान्‌ जगाम मनसो5डघिकान्‌

Transliteration

Jāmadagnyāya viprāya bhūmiṁ dattvā mahāyaśāḥ | Rāmo 'kṣayāṁs tathā lokān jagāma manaso 'dhikān ||

Translation

Dijo Bhīṣma: El ilustre Rama, hijo de Jamadagni (Paraśurāma), tras donar la tierra al brahmán, alcanzó mundos imperecederos, reinos más allá de lo que la mente puede concebir con facilidad.

Word by Word

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

• विप्राय: to a brāhmaṇa
• विप्राय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• भूमिम्: the earth/land
• भूमिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• दत्त्वा: having given
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral here), Non-finite

• महायशाः: greatly renowned
• महायशाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महायशस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रामः: Rāma (Paraśurāma)
• रामः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अक्षयान्: imperishable
• अक्षयान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तथा: thus/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• लोकान्: worlds/realms
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• जगाम: went/attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मनसः: beyond the mind / than (even) the mind
• मनसः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस्
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• अधिकान्: surpassing/exceeding
• अधिकान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Rama (Parashurama)
• Jamadagni
• Brahmin (vipra)
• Bhumi (the earth/land)
• Akshaya lokas (imperishable worlds)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That giving (dāna) and renunciation performed according to dharma—especially the relinquishing of worldly sovereignty—yields imperishable spiritual results, described as ‘akṣaya’ realms beyond ordinary mental imagining.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma cites Parashurama (Rama, son of Jamadagni) as an exemplar: after donating the earth/land as a gift to a Brahmin, he is said to have attained imperishable worlds, illustrating the fruit of righteous generosity.