Shloka 14

Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya

Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages

Devanagari script

चरुद्धयं गृहीत्वा च राजन्‌ सत्यवती तदा । भर्तुर्वाक्यं तदाव्यग्रा मात्रे हृष्टा न्यवेदयत्‌

Transliteration

caru-dvayaṁ gṛhītvā ca rājan satyavatī tadā | bhartur vākyaṁ tadāvyagrā mātre hṛṣṭā nyavedayat ||

Translation

Wahai Raja, dengan kedua-dua bahagian bubur korban suci (caru) di tangannya, Satyavatī pun pergi dengan tenang kepada ibunya. Dengan penuh kegembiraan dan tanpa lalai, dia menyampaikan kepada ibunya pesan yang diucapkan oleh suaminya—dengan ketegasan bakti dan hormat kepada keluarga.

Word by Word

• चरू: the two oblations (charu)
• चरू: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral), Non-finite

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• सत्यवती: Satyavatī
• सत्यवती: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यवती
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• भर्तुः: of (her) husband
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वाक्यम्: the statement/words
• वाक्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तदा: at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• अव्यग्रा: unagitated, composed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यग्र
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• मात्रे: to (her) mother
• मात्रे: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ
• Form: Feminine, Dative, Singular

• हृष्टा: delighted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट
• Form: क्त (past participle used adjectivally), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• न्यवेदयत्: she informed/related
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वेद्
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), Parasmaipada, 3, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• वायुदेव (Vāyudeva)
• सत्यवती (Satyavatī)
• माता (mother)
• भर्ता (husband)
• चरु (caru)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct within the household: carrying out entrusted duties with composure (avyagrā), respecting family hierarchy, and communicating faithfully—especially when ritual or morally weighty instructions are involved.

What is happening in the narrative?

Satyavatī takes two portions of consecrated caru and goes to her mother. Joyfully and calmly, she relays to her mother the instruction/message that her husband had given.