Shloka 7

Bharata’s Austerity at Nandigrāma and Rāma’s Sight of Nandigrāma

Devanagari script

तस्य वीरस्य रामस्य हयमेधकथा श्रुता । संक्षेपतो मया त्वत्तस्तामिच्छामि सविस्तराम्

Transliteration

tasya vīrasya rāmasya hayamedhakathā śrutā | saṃkṣepato mayā tvattastāmicchāmi savistarām

Translation

その勇者ラーマのアシュヴァメーダ（馬祀）については、私は要約して聞きました。今はあなたから、それを詳しく余すところなくお聞きしたいのです。

Word by Word

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; सर्वनाम

• vīrasya: of the hero
• vīrasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• rāmasya: of Rāma
• rāmasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• haya-medha-kathā: the story of the horse-sacrifice (Aśvamedha)
• haya-medha-kathā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haya (प्रातिपदिक) + medha (प्रातिपदिक) + kathā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (हयमेधस्य कथा)

• śrutā: has been heard
• śrutā: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) + ta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त/कृदन्त), Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; कर्मणि प्रयोगः

• saṃkṣepataḥ: briefly, in summary
• saṃkṣepataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saṃkṣepa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverbial ablative (तसिल्/पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्ययीभूत), manner adverb

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; सर्वनाम

• tvattas: from you
• tvattas: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (तसिल्/पञ्चमी-अर्थे), source-indicator

• tām: that (story)
• tām: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; सर्वनाम; (kathām)

• icchāmi: I wish, I desire
• icchāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st Person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular; परस्मैपद

• sa-vistarām: in full detail, विस्तरेण सह
• sa-vistarām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + vistara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; विशेषणम् (tām/kathām); अव्ययीभावः (सह विस्तरेण)

Speaker

A disciple/inquirer addressing the principal narrator (traditional dialogue frame: Bhīṣma questioning Pulastya).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: vira

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: tvattastām = tvattaḥ + tām (visarga before t- often written as -s in IAST here); tāmicchāmi = tām + icchāmi (ā+i→āy not shown; commonly written as tāmicchāmi by sandhi with m + vowel).

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Aśvamedha (Hayamedha)

FAQs

What is being requested in this verse?

The speaker says they have heard the Aśvamedha account of Rāma only in summary and requests a full, detailed narration from the teacher/narrator.

Why does the verse mention hearing it “in brief” first?

It reflects a common Purāṇic teaching style: an initial summary (saṃkṣepa) is followed by an expanded exposition (vistara) for clarity, context, and religious instruction.

What ethical or devotional lesson is implied by this request?

It models śravaṇa (attentive listening) and humility—seeking deeper understanding from a qualified narrator rather than being satisfied with partial knowledge.