Shloka 21

बालकाण्डे षट्सप्ततितमः सर्गः

Rāma Subdues Paraśurāma; the Vaiṣṇava Arrow Is Discharged

Devanagari script

तथा ब्रुवति रामे तु जामदग्नये प्रतापवान्।रामो दाशरथि श्श्रीमान् चिक्षेप शरमुत्तमम्।।।।

Transliteration

tathā bruvati rāme tu jāmadagnaye pratāpavān | rāmo dāśarathi śrīmān cikṣepa śaram uttamam ||

Translation

ဇာမဒဂ္နျ (ပရရှုရာမ) သည် ထိုသို့ဆိုသောအခါ ဒဿရထ၏ သားတော်၊ အင်အားကြီး၍ ဂုဏ်ရောင်တောက်ပသော ရာမသည် အမြတ်ဆုံးမြားကို လွှတ်ပစ်လိုက်သည်။

Word by Word

• तथा: thus/in that manner
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• ब्रुवति: (while he) was speaking
• ब्रुवति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; वर्तमानकाल (present)

• रामे: when Rāma (Paraśurāma)
• रामे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (locative absolute with ब्रुवति)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात

• जामदग्नये: to Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• जामदग्नये: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāmadagnya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (recipient/target in context)

• प्रतापवान्: mighty/valiant
• प्रतापवान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratāpa-vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (qualifying रामः)

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दाशरथिः: son of Daśaratha
• दाशरथिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāśarathi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: दशरथस्य अपत्यं; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (apposition to रामः)

• श्रीमान्: illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śrī-mant (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (qualifying रामः)

• चिक्षेप: threw/shot
• चिक्षेप: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣip (क्षिप् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• शरम्: arrow
• शरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (qualifying शरम्)

Context

Parasurama, the competent son of Jamadagni, having praised Rama, the son ofDasaratha circumbulated him and left for his abode.ইত্যার্ষে শ্রীমদ্রামাযণে বাল্মীকীয আদিকাব্যে বালকাণ্ডে ষট্সপ্ততিতমস্সর্গ:৷৷Thus ends the seventysixth sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• Rāma (Dāśarathi)
• Daśaratha

FAQs

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

Dharma is enacted through decisive closure: once the moral outcome is clear, action is taken to conclude the confrontation and restore order.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma responds to Paraśurāma’s words by releasing the arrow, which seals Paraśurāma’s loss of status/attainments.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Authority with precision—Rāma’s controlled act demonstrates rightful supremacy rather than uncontrolled violence.