Shloka 20

Kārtavīrya–Samudra Saṃvāda and the Jāmadagnya Precedent (आश्वमेधिक पर्व, अध्याय २९)

Devanagari script

तथैव त॑ महात्मानमृचीकप्रमुखास्तदा । पितामहा महाभाग निवर्तस्वेत्यथाब्रुवन्‌,उस समय महात्मा परशुरामजीको उनके पितामह ऋचीक आदिने भी इसी प्रकार समझाते हुए कहा--“महाभाग! यह काम छोड़ दो, क्षत्रियोंको न मारो”

Transliteration

tathaiva taṁ mahātmānam ṛcīkapramukhās tadā | pitāmahā mahābhāga nivartasvety athābruvan ||

Translation

Так же и тогда почтенные предки — во главе с Ричикой — увещевали того великодушного: «О счастливый, остановись. Оставь этот путь; не истребляй кшатриев».

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, in the same way
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

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

• महात्मानम्: the great-souled one
• महात्मानम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ऋचीक-प्रमुखाः: those headed by Ṛcīka
• ऋचीक-प्रमुखाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋचीकप्रमुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• पितामहाः: grandfathers/forefathers
• पितामहाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• निवर्तस्व: turn back, desist
• Type: Verb
• Root: निवृत्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Atmanepada

• इति: thus (quoting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अब्रुवन्: they said
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

समुद्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Paraśurāma
• Ṛcīka
• pitāmahāḥ (forefathers/ancestors)
• Kṣatriyas