Shloka 2

Amba approaches the Paraśurāma context; Hotravāhana’s counsel and Akṛtavraṇa’s report (अम्बोपाख्यानम्—रामदर्शनप्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

केचिदाहु: पितुर्वेश्म नीयतामिति तापसा: । केचिदस्मदुपालम्भे मतिं चक्रुर्हि तापसा:,कुछ तपस्वी यह कहने लगे कि इस राजकन्याको इसके पिताके घर पहुँचा दिया जाय। कुछ तापसोंने मुझे उलाहना देनेका निश्चय किया

Transliteration

kecid āhuḥ pitur veśma nīyatām iti tāpasāḥ | kecid asmad-upālambhe matiṁ cakrur hi tāpasāḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Bhīṣma: «Algunos ascetas declararon: “Que sea llevada de vuelta a la casa de su padre”. Otros, entre los ascetas, resolvieron censurarme, fijando su mente en reprochar mi conducta».

Word by Word

• केचित्: some (people)
• केचित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क- (प्रातिपदिक: किम्-सम्बन्धी)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• आहुः: said
• आहुः: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह् (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural

• पितुः: of (her) father
• पितुः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वेश्म: house, home
• वेश्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• नीयताम्: let (her) be led/taken
• नीयताम्: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (Loṭ), Third, Singular, Passive

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacana-paryavasana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• तापसाः: ascetics
• तापसाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तापस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• केचित्: some (others)
• केचित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: क- (प्रातिपदिक: किम्-सम्बन्धी)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अस्मत्: of me / my
• अस्मत्: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• उपालम्भे: in reproach/blame
• उपालम्भे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपालम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• मतिम्: intention, resolve
• मतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• चक्रुः: made, formed
• चक्रुः: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural

• हि: indeed
• हि: Nipata
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि

• तापसाः: ascetics
• तापसाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तापस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• tāpasāḥ (ascetics)
• the princess (implied)
• her father (implied)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Moral authority in the epic is not limited to kings: ascetics also judge conduct. The verse highlights accountability—when an action appears to violate propriety or dharma, society (here, tapasvins) may demand restitution (returning the maiden) and may openly censure even a revered elder like Bhīṣma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma reports the divided reaction of the ascetics: one group urges that the princess be returned to her father’s home, while another group prepares to blame Bhīṣma himself, indicating a brewing ethical dispute around how she has been handled.