Shloka 38

Āṇīmāṇḍavya–Upākhyāna

The Account of Āṇīmāṇḍavya and the Birth of Vidura

Devanagari script

तव पुत्रे महाबाहौ साड्रोपाड़ं महात्मनि । ऋषि: परैरनाधृष्यो जामदग्न्य: प्रतापवान्‌

Transliteration

tava putre mahābāhau sāḍropāḍaṃ mahātmani | ṛṣiḥ parair anādhṛṣyo jāmadagnyaḥ pratāpavān ||

Translation

ఓ మహాబాహో! మీ మహాత్ముడైన కుమారుని విషయంలో, ప్రతాపవంతుడైన జామదగ్న్యుడు (పరశురాముడు) అనే ఋషి—ఎవ్వరూ జయించలేనివాడు—సాంగోపాంగంగా (సమస్త ఉపకరణాలతో) ఉన్నాడు.

Word by Word

• तव: of you/your
• तव: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• पुत्रे: in/with regard to (your) son
• पुत्रे: अधिकारण
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• महाबाहौ: O mighty-armed (one)
• महाबाहौ: अधिकारण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाबाहु
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• स: he
• स: कर्ता
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• आड्रोपाडम्: Āḍropāḍa (proper name)
• आड्रोपाडम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: आड्रोपाड
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• महात्मनि: in/with regard to the great-souled (one)
• महात्मनि: अधिकारण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• ऋषिः: the sage
• ऋषिः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परैः: by others
• परैः: करण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• अनाधृष्यः: unassailable/irresistible
• अनाधृष्यः: कर्ता
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनाधृष्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• जामदग्न्यः: Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• जामदग्न्यः: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामदग्न्य
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रतापवान्: mighty/valorous
• प्रतापवान्: कर्ता
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रतापवत्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• the son (putra) addressed in context

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the idea that spiritual austerity and righteous power (tapas and pratāpa) can make a person ‘unassailable,’ suggesting that true strength is not merely physical but also rooted in disciplined virtue and divine/ascetic potency.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana identifies Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma) as a formidable, unconquerable sage connected with the hero being discussed, emphasizing his overwhelming presence and preparedness (with retinue/equipment) within the unfolding account.