Shloka 78

Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya

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

Devanagari script

शिबिपुत्रो महातेजा गोपतिर्नाम नामतः

Transliteration

śibiputro mahātejā gopatir nāma nāmataḥ

Translation

ဝါစုဒေဝက ဆို၏— «ရှီဘိ၏ သားတစ်ဦး ရှိ၏။ သူသည် တောက်ပသော တေဇောဓာတ်ကြီးမားသူဖြစ်၍ ‘ဂိုပတိ’ ဟူသော အမည်ဖြင့် လူသိများ၏»။

Word by Word

• शिबिपुत्रः: the son of Śibi
• शिबिपुत्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिबि-पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महातेजाः: of great splendor/energy
• महातेजाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातेजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गोपतिः: Gopati (name/title: lord of cows/protector)
• गोपतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोपति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• नामतः: by name; in name
• नामतः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामतः
• Form: true

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva
• Śibi
• Gopati

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse introduces an exemplary figure through lineage and reputation, setting up a didactic account where noble birth and personal brilliance (tejas) frame a discussion of dharma and righteous conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāsudeva begins a story by identifying its protagonist: an illustrious descendant of King Śibi named Gopati, preparing the listener for the moral or political lesson that follows.