Shloka 226

द्रोण–धृष्टद्युम्नयुद्धवर्णनम्

Drona–Dhrishtadyumna Battle Description

Devanagari script

अध्यावसद्‌ गिरिश्रेष्ठ॑ं महेन्द्र पर्वतोत्तमम्‌ । कश्यपके इस आदेशसे योद्धाओंमें श्रेष्ठ परशुरामने जितनी दूर बाण फेंका जा सकता है, समुद्रको उतनी ही दूर पीछे हटाकर ब्राह्मणकी आज्ञाका पालन करते हुए उत्तम पर्वत गिरिश्रेष्ठ महेन्द्रपर निवास किया

Transliteration

adhyāvasad giriśreṣṭhaṁ mahendraṁ parvatottamam |

Translation

Nārada said: Obeying the command of the brāhmaṇa, Paraśurāma—foremost among warriors—drove the sea back as far as an arrow could be cast, and then took up residence on the excellent mountain Mahendra, the best of peaks. The episode underscores disciplined restraint: even immense power is to be exercised within the bounds of righteous instruction rather than personal impulse.

Word by Word

• अध्यावसत्: dwelt; took up residence
• अध्यावसत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि-आ-√वस्
• Form: लङ्, Imperfect (past), 3, Singular, परस्मैपद

• गिरिश्रेष्ठम्: the best of mountains
• गिरिश्रेष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरिश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महेन्द्रम्: Mahendra (mountain)
• महेन्द्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पर्वतोत्तमम्: the excellent mountain
• पर्वतोत्तमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वतोत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Paraśurāma
• Mahendra Mountain
• Ocean/Sea
• Brāhmaṇa (unnamed)