Shloka 16

Devanagari script

ततो राम: प्रादुरासीत्‌ प्रज्वलन्निव तेजसा । शिष्यै: परिवृतो राजन्‌ जटाचीरधरो मुनि:,राजन! तदनन्तर अपने शिष्योंसे घिरे हुए जटावल्कलधारी मुनिवर परशुरामजी वहाँ प्रकट हुए। वे अपने तेजके कारण प्रज्वलित-से हो रहे थे

Transliteration

tato rāmaḥ prādurāsīt prajvalann iva tejasā | śiṣyaiḥ parivṛto rājan jaṭācīradharo muniḥ ||

Translation

Alors Paraśurāma apparut, flamboyant comme s’il était en feu, porté par sa propre radiance spirituelle. Ô Roi, le sage—aux cheveux en nattes emmêlées et vêtu d’écorce—arriva entouré de ses disciples.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

रामःRama (Parashurama)

प्रादुरासीत्appeared, became manifest

प्रज्वलन्blazing

इवas if, like

तेजसाby (his) splendor/energy

शिष्यैःby/with disciples

परिवृतःsurrounded

राजन्O king

जटाचीरधरःwearing matted hair and bark-garments

मुनिःsage

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Paraśurāma (Bhārgava Rāma)

disciples (śiṣyāḥ)

the King addressed as 'rājan' (listener in frame narrative)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the moral and spiritual authority of tapas: true power is not only martial but also ascetic and ethical. Paraśurāma’s blazing tejas and austere marks (jaṭā, cīra) signify disciplined restraint and a higher legitimacy that can confront worldly power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes the dramatic arrival of Paraśurāma, attended by his disciples. His radiant, fiery presence sets a solemn tone, indicating that a major confrontation or decisive intervention involving a revered sage-warrior is about to unfold.