Shloka 20

Devanagari script

एवमुक्‍क्त्वा ततो राम: सह तैब्रह्म॒वादिभि: | प्रयाणाय मतिं कृत्वा समुत्तस्थौ महातपा:,ऐसा कहकर महातपस्वी परशुरामजी उन ब्रह्मवादी महर्षियोंके साथ प्रस्थान करनेका निश्चय करके उसके लिये उद्यत हो गये

Transliteration

evam uktvā tato rāmaḥ saha taiḥ brahmavādibhiḥ | prayāṇāya matiṁ kṛtvā samuttiṣṭhau mahātapāḥ ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ ശേഷം മഹാതപസ്വിയായ രാമൻ (പരശുരാമൻ) ആ ബ്രഹ്മവാദി മഹർഷിമാരോടൊപ്പം യാത്രയ്ക്ക് മനസ്സുറപ്പിച്ച് എഴുന്നേറ്റു.

Word by Word

एवम्thus

उक्त्वाhaving said

ततःthen/from there

रामःRama (Parashurama)

सहtogether with

तैःwith those

ब्रह्मवादिभिःwith the Brahma-speaking sages (brahmavādins)

प्रयाणायfor departure

मतिम्intention/resolve

कृत्वाhaving made

समुत्तस्थौrose up / got ready

महातपाःthe great ascetic

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Rāma (Paraśurāma)

Brahmavādin sages (Mahārṣis)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined resolve: after speaking, the ascetic forms a clear intention (matiṁ kṛtvā) and acts without hesitation, in the company of truth-upholding sages—suggesting that decisive action is best grounded in dharma and wise counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

Paraśurāma, having finished his statement, decides to depart. Accompanied by brahmavādin sages, he prepares for the journey and rises to set out.