Shloka 286

कण्वोपदेशः—नश्वरबलविवेकः तथा मातलिगुणकेश्याः आख्यानारम्भः

Kaṇva’s Counsel on Impermanent Power; Opening of the Mātali–Guṇakeśī Narrative

Devanagari script

दम्भोद्धवस्तापसं तं जिघांसु: सहसैनिक: । परशुरामजी कहते हैं--ऐसा कहकर सैनिकोंसहित दम्भोद्धवने तपस्वी नरको मार डालनेकी इच्छासे सब ओरसे उनपर बाणोंकी वर्षा आरम्भ कर दी

Transliteration

dambhoddhavastāpasaṃ taṃ jighāṃsuḥ sahasainikaḥ |

Translation

ପରଶୁରାମ କହିଲେ—ଏମିତି କହି, ସେନାସହିତ ଦମ୍ଭୋଦ୍ଧବ ସେଇ ତାପସ ନରକୁ ମାରିଦେବା ଇଚ୍ଛାରେ ସବୁଦିଗରୁ ତାଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ବାଣବର୍ଷା ଆରମ୍ଭ କଲା।

Word by Word

• दम्भोद्धवः: Dambhodbhava (a proper name)
• दम्भोद्धवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दम्भोद्धव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तापसम्: the ascetic
• तापसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तापस
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जिघांसुः: wishing to kill
• जिघांसुः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जिघांसु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• सैनिकः: the soldier/warrior
• सैनिकः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैनिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Paraśurāma)
• Dambhoddhava
• tāpasa (the ascetic)
• soldiers (sainika)
• arrows (bāṇa)