Shloka 61
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
Devanagari script
स पुनस्ताञ्जघानाशु बालानपि नराधिप
Transliteration
sa punas tāñ jaghānāśu bālān api narādhipa
Translation
ਫਿਰ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਤੁਰੰਤ ਹੀ ਮਾਰ ਡਾਲਿਆ—ਉਹ ਤਾਂ ਬੱਚੇ ਹੀ ਸਨ, ਹੇ ਨਰਾਧਿਪ।
Word by Word
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पुनःagain
पुनः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुनः
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
जघानstruck/killed
जघान:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
आशुquickly
आशु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootआशु
बालान्boys/children
बालान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबाल
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
नराधिपO king (lord of men)
नराधिप:
TypeNoun
Rootनराधिप
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
वासुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāsudeva (speaker)N
narādhipa (the king addressed)B
bālāḥ (children, as victims)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical boundary: harming the innocent—especially children—is a grave lapse from dharma. It implicitly contrasts righteous power with cruelty and warns that speed or anger cannot justify violence against the vulnerable.
Vāsudeva addresses a king and describes a person who, returning to violence, quickly strikes down 'them'—explicitly including children—emphasizing the severity and moral ugliness of the act.