Shloka 156

Devanagari script

लब्ध्वा बहुविधान्‌ राम: प्रणम्य शिरसा भवम्‌ | अनुज्ञां प्राप्प देवेशाज्जगाम स महातपा:

Transliteration

labdhvā bahuvidhān rāmaḥ praṇamya śirasā bhavam | anuज्ञāṃ prāpya deveśāj jagāma sa mahātapāḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Duryodhana: «Oh rey, Rāma, tras obtener de Bhava (Śiva) muchas clases de armas divinas y diversos dones deseados, se postró inclinando la cabeza a los pies del Señor. Luego, aquel gran asceta, habiendo recibido el permiso de Śiva, Dios de los dioses, partió.»

Word by Word

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि, —, —, —

• बहुविधान्: many kinds (of)
• बहुविधान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहुविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• रामः: Rama (Parashurama)
• रामः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-नम् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि, —, —, —

• शिरसा: with (his) head
• शिरसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• भवम्: Bhava (Shiva)
• भवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनुज्ञाम्: permission
• अनुज्ञाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि, —, —, —

• देवेशात्: from the Lord of gods
• देवेशात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• जगाम: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महातपाः: the great ascetic
• महातपाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

दुर्योधन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Duryodhana
• Paraśurāma (Rāma)
• Śiva (Bhava, Deveśa)
• divyāstras (divine weapons)
• boons (varas)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Power—especially martial power symbolized by divyāstras—is portrayed as legitimately acquired through tapas (austerity), devotion, and humility before the divine. The act of bowing and seeking permission underscores ethical restraint: even after gaining boons, one remains accountable to higher authority and proper conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Duryodhana recounts that Paraśurāma received many divine weapons and desired boons from Śiva, offered reverence by bowing his head, obtained Śiva’s leave, and then departed—marking the completion of a successful encounter with the deity.