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

Vāsudeva said: “He, filled with the fiercest wrath, slew thousands of the Haihayas.” The line highlights how uncontrolled anger, when joined to martial power, can lead to vast slaughter—an ethical warning often raised in the Śānti discourse even while recounting heroic deeds.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हैहय-सहस्राणि: thousands of Haihayas
• हैहय-सहस्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: हैहय + सहस्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• हत्वा: having slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite

• परम-मन्युमान्: possessing extreme wrath
• परम-मन्युमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + मन्युमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva (speaker)
• Haihayas