Shloka 17

अम्बाया रामजामदग्न्यशरणगमनम्

Ambā Seeks Refuge with Rāma Jāmadagnya

Devanagari script

धनुष्पाणिरदीनात्मा खड्गं बिश्रत्‌ परश्वधी । विरजा राजशार्दूल सृञ्जयं सो<भ्ययान्नपम्‌

Transliteration

dhanuṣpāṇir adīnātma khaḍgaṃ bibhrat paraśvadhī | virajo rājaśārdūla sṛñjayaṃ so 'bhyayān nṛpam ||

Translation

Disse Bhīṣma: Com o arco na mão e o ânimo intocado pelo desalento, trazendo espada e machado, e com a poeira de rajas—da paixão—já purificada, aquele tigre entre reis aproximou-se do rei Sṛñjaya.

Word by Word

• धनुष्पाणिः: having a bow in hand; bow-handed
• धनुष्पाणिः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धनुष् + पाणि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अदीनात्मा: whose spirit is not dejected; undaunted
• अदीनात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अदीन + आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• खड्गम्: sword
• खड्गम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• बिभ्रत्: bearing; carrying
• बिभ्रत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: भृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परश्वधी: axe-bearer; one with an axe
• परश्वधी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: परशु + वधि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विरजाः: free from rajas (passion/dust); pure
• विरजाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• राजशार्दूलः: tiger among kings; best of kings
• राजशार्दूलः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + शार्दूल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सृञ्जयम्: Sṛñjaya (proper name)
• सृञ्जयम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सृञ्जय (नाम)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभ्ययात्: approached; went near
• अभ्ययात्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु) उपसर्ग: अभि
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नृपम्: the king
• नृपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Sṛñjaya
• bow (dhanuṣ)
• sword (khaḍga)
• axe (paraśvadha/paraśvadhī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A leader or warrior should act from steadiness rather than dejection or agitation: being 'adīna-ātmā' (undismayed) and 'virajaḥ' (free from rajas) suggests disciplined courage—readiness for duty without inner turmoil.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes an eminent king/warrior who, fully armed with bow, sword, and axe, approaches King Sṛñjaya—portraying a formal encounter marked by preparedness and controlled resolve.