Shloka 6

भीष्म–जामदग्न्यसंवादः (Amba-prasaṅga and Kurukṣetra Dvandva Declaration) / Bhishma–Jamadagnya Dialogue

Devanagari script

ततो<पश्यं जामदग्न्यं रथमध्ये व्यवस्थितम्‌ । सर्वायुधवरे श्रीमत्यद्भुतोपमदर्शने

Transliteration

tato 'paśyaṁ jāmadagnyaṁ ratha-madhye vyavasthitam | sarvāyudha-vare śrīmaty adbhutopama-darśane ||

Translation

ಆಗ ನಾನು ಕಂಡೆ—ಜಾಮದಗ್ನ್ಯ (ಪರಶುರಾಮ) ರಥದ ಮಧ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿತನಾಗಿದ್ದನು; ಸರ್ವಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಆಯುಧಗಳಿಂದ ಸಜ್ಜನಾಗಿ, ಶ್ರೀಮಂತ ತೇಜಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ, ಅದ್ಭುತೋಪಮ ದರ್ಶನ ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದನು।

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय

• अपश्यम्: I saw
• अपश्यम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (पश्य)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• जामदग्न्यम्: Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• जामदग्न्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामदग्न्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रथमध्ये: in the middle of the chariot
• रथमध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ + मध्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• व्यवस्थितम्: standing/placed, stationed
• व्यवस्थितम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यवस्था (स्था धातु) → व्यवस्थित (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सर्वायुधवरे: in/with the best of all weapons
• सर्वायुधवरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + आयुध + वर
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• श्रीमति: in the splendid/glorious (chariot)
• श्रीमति: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• अद्भुतोपमदर्शने: in (a chariot) of wondrous, incomparable appearance
• अद्भुतोपमदर्शने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अद्भुत + उपम + दर्शन
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• Jamadagni
• ratha (chariot)
• āyudha (weapons)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores how extraordinary power and splendor, when aligned with dharma, functions as moral authority in a crisis: the warrior’s readiness and restraint-laden presence becomes a serious ethical signal, not mere display.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that he sees Paraśurāma (Jāmadagnya), radiant and fully armed, positioned in his chariot—marking the dramatic entrance of a formidable figure into the unfolding conflict.