Valmiki Ramayana 1.75.10 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 75, Shloka 10

जामदग्न्य

रामसंवादः — Parashurama Confronts Rama with the Vaishnava Bow

Devanagari script

ब्रुवत्येवं दशरथे जामदग्न्य: प्रतापवान्।अनादृत्यैव तद्वाक्यं राममेवाभ्यभाषत।।।।

Transliteration

bruvaty evaṃ daśarathe jāmadagnyaḥ pratāpavān | anādṛtyaiva tad-vākyaṃ rāmam evābhyabhāṣata || 1.75.10 ||

Translation

ເມື່ອພຣະທ້າວທະສະຣະຖກ່າວດັ່ງນັ້ນ ຊາມະດັກນະຍະຜູ້ມີອານຸພາບກໍບໍ່ໃສ່ໃຈຖ້ອຍຄໍານັ້ນ ແລ້ວໄດ້ກ່າວກັບພຣະຣາມແຕ່ພຣະອົງດຽວ។

Word by Word

• ब्रुवति: while (he) was speaking
• ब्रुवति: Sati-saptami (सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (while speaking)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Prakara (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• दशरथे: when Daśaratha
• दशरथे: Sati-saptami (सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशरथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी

• जामदग्न्यः: Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• जामदग्न्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामदग्न्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रतापवान्: mighty/valiant
• प्रतापवान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘जामदग्न्यः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• अनादृत्य: having disregarded
• अनादृत्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अन्-आ-दृ (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्त (gerund): ‘disregarding’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘वाक्यम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वाक्यम्: speech/words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रामम्: Rama
• रामम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• अभ्यभाषत: addressed/spoke to
• अभ्यभाषत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-भाष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

Disregarding these words of Dasaratha, the valiant son of Jamadagni said to Rama.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Paraśurāma (Jāmadagnya)
• Rāma

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

It highlights the ethical friction between spiritual/ascetic authority and royal authority; disregard of rightful speech can signal conflict and the need for disciplined restraint.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha attempts to speak, but Paraśurāma bypasses him and focuses his challenge directly on Rāma.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Paraśurāma’s intensity and single-mindedness—he treats Rāma as the true agent of the deed and therefore the proper respondent.