Shloka 11

भीष्मस्वप्न-स्मृत्युपाख्यानम् | Bhīṣma’s Dream-Linked Recollection of the Paraśurāma Combat

Devanagari script

ततो महेन्द्र सह तैर्मुनिभिर्भगुसत्तम: । यथा55गतं तथा सो5गान्मामुपामन्त्रय भारत,भारत! तदनन्तर भृगुश्रेष्ठ परशुरामजी उन महर्षियोंके साथ मुझसे विदा ले जैसे आये थे, वैसे ही महेन्द्र पर्वतपर चले गये

Transliteration

tato mahendra-saha tair munibhir bhṛgu-sattamaḥ | yathāgataṃ tathā so 'gān mām upāmantrya bhārata bhārata ||

Translation

Затем Парашурама, лучший из Бхригу, вместе с теми мудрецами простился со мной, о Бхарата. Как пришёл, так и ушёл вновь на гору Махендра.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

महेन्द्रम्to Mahendra (mountain/Indra)

सहtogether with

तैःwith those

मुनिभिःwith sages

भृगुसत्तमःthe best of the Bhṛgus (Paraśurāma)

यथाas, just as

आगतम्having come; as (he) had come

तथाso, in the same way

सःhe

अगात्went

माम्me

उपामन्त्र्यhaving taken leave of / having addressed respectfully

भारतO Bhārata

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Rāma (Paraśurāma)

muni-s (sages)

Mahendra (mountain)

Bhārata (addressee, descendant of Bharata)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic conduct in relationships: even powerful figures like Paraśurāma observe proper decorum by formally taking leave (upāmantrya). Ethical strength is shown through restraint, respect, and adherence to courteous procedure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rāma (Paraśurāma), accompanied by sages, concludes his visit and departs. After bidding farewell to the narrator/speaker, he returns to Mount Mahendra, marking a transition to the next phase of events.