Shloka 15

Devanagari script

ततस्तस्य महाराज जमदमग्नेर्महात्मन: । कोपो< भ्यगच्छत्‌ सहसा प्रसन्नश्चाब्रवीदिदम्‌,महाराज! इससे महात्मा जमदग्निका कोप सहसा शान्त हो गया और उन्होंने प्रसन्न होकर कहा--

Transliteration

tatas tasya mahārāja jamadagner mahātmanaḥ | kopo 'bhyagacchat sahasā prasannaś cābravīd idam ||

Translation

Kemudian, wahai raja agung, amarah sang resi mulia Jamadagni seketika mereda. Ia menjadi tenang dan berkenan, lalu berkata demikian—

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

तस्यof him/that (person)

महाराजO great king

जमदग्नेःof Jamadagni

महात्मनःof the great-souled (sage)

कोपःanger

अभ्यगच्छत्went away/ceased (lit. went off)

सहसाsuddenly

प्रसन्नःpleased, serene

चand

अब्रवीत्said, spoke

इदम्this (statement)

Speaker

अकृतव्रण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Jamadagni

Mahārāja (addressed king)

Akṛtavraṇa (speaker, per heading)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical ideal of mastering anger: even when wrath arises, a great soul regains composure quickly and returns to calm, responsible speech—an essential quality for both sages and rulers.

What is happening in the narrative?

Akṛtavraṇa reports that Jamadagni’s anger suddenly calms down; he becomes pleased and begins to speak, marking a narrative turn from tension to resolution or instruction.