Shloka 13

Āraṇyaka Parva, Adhyāya 116: Jamadagni–Reṇukā Narrative and the Kārtavīrya Conflict

Akṛtavraṇa’s Account

Devanagari script

ततो रामो<भ्ययात्‌ पश्चादाश्रमं परवीरहा । तमुवाच महाबाहुर्जमदग्निर्महातपा:

Transliteration

tato rāmo 'bhyayāt paścād āśramaṃ paravīrahā | tam uvāca mahābāhur jamadagniḥ mahātapāḥ ||

Translation

Затем Рама, губитель вражеских героев, отправился после этого в ашрам. Там Джамадагни, могучерукий подвижник великой аскезы, обратился к нему.

Word by Word

ततःthen; thereafter

रामःRama (Parashurama)

अभ्ययात्went/approached

पश्चात्afterwards

आश्रमम्hermitage

परवीरहाslayer of enemy-heroes

तम्him

उवाचsaid; spoke

महाबाहुःthe mighty-armed one

जमदग्निःJamadagni

महातपाःof great austerity; great ascetic

Speaker

अकृतव्रण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Rāma (Paraśurāma)

Jamadagni

Āśrama (hermitage)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Martial identity and power are not self-justifying; they are to be evaluated and directed by dharma as articulated in the āśrama by those grounded in tapas. The verse frames a transition from battlefield reputation to ethical accountability and instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rāma (Paraśurāma) goes to the hermitage after prior events, and the sage Jamadagni—described as mighty and austere—begins to speak to him, setting up counsel, correction, or guidance from father-sage to warrior-son.