Shloka 53
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
Devanagari script
स हैहयसहस्राणि हत्वा परममन्युमान्
Transliteration
sa haihayasahasrāṇi hatvā paramam anyumān
Translation
Ia, dipenuhi amarah yang paling dahsyat, membunuh ribuan kaum Haihaya.
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हैहय-सहस्राणिthousands of Haihayas
हैहय-सहस्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहैहय + सहस्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
हत्वाhaving slain
हत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite
परम-मन्युमान्possessing extreme wrath
परम-मन्युमान्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम + मन्युमत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वासुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāsudeva (speaker)H
HaihayasCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the destructive reach of extreme anger (manyu) when it governs action: wrath can turn strength into indiscriminate slaughter, a point aligned with Śānti Parva’s broader ethical emphasis on self-control and restraint.
Vāsudeva briefly recounts a violent episode in which a wrathful hero kills vast numbers—“thousands of the Haihayas”—as part of a larger discussion in Śānti Parva that uses past deeds to reflect on conduct, power, and moral responsibility.