Shloka 4

Devanagari script

पूजयित्वा तत: पश्चादिदं वचनमन्रुवन्‌ । शिष्ययो: कौशल युद्धे पश्य रामेति पार्थिव

Transliteration

pūjayitvā tataḥ paścād idaṃ vacanam anruvan | śiṣyayoḥ kauśalaṃ yuddhe paśya rāmeti pārthiva ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: After honoring him, the king then spoke these words: “O Pārthiva, behold Rāma—see the skill of the two disciples in battle.” The remark frames warfare as a test of disciplined training and mastery, while also hinting at the moral tension of admiring martial excellence amid destructive conflict.

Word by Word

• पूजयित्वा: having honored
• पूजयित्वा: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज्
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि, non-finite

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: true

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात्
• Form: true

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचनम्: speech; words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अन्रुवन्: they said; they spoke
• अन्रुवन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + रु (रव्/रु धातु, ‘to utter/say’)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• शिष्ययोः: of (the two) disciples
• शिष्ययोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Dual

• कौशलम्: skill; proficiency
• कौशलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौशल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• युद्धे: in battle; in fighting
• युद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पश्य: see; behold
• पश्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश्
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• राम: O Rama (Parashurama)
• राम: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति
• Form: true

• पार्थिव: O king
• पार्थिव: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pārthiva (the king)
• Rāma
• two disciples (śiṣyau)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the value placed on disciplined learning and mastery (kauśala) gained through discipleship, while implicitly raising an ethical tension: admiration for technical excellence in war does not erase the gravity of violence and its consequences.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that, after paying respect, a king addresses another, urging him to look at “Rāma” and witness the combat skill of two disciples—presenting the battlefield as a display of trained prowess.