Shloka 81

Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya

Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages

Devanagari script

बृहद्रथो महातेजा भूरिभूतिपरिष्कृत:

Transliteration

bṛhadratho mahātejā bhūribhūtipariṣkṛtaḥ

Translation

బృహద్రథుడు మహాతేజస్సుగలవాడు; అపార సంపద, రాజవైభవాలతో అలంకృతుడై ఉన్నాడు.

Word by Word

• बृहद्रथः: Bṛhadratha (proper name; lit. ‘having a great chariot’)
• बृहद्रथः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहद्रथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महातेजाः: of great splendor/energy
• महातेजाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातेजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भूरिभूतिपरिष्कृतः: adorned/embellished with abundant prosperity
• भूरिभूतिपरिष्कृतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूरिभूतिपरिष्कृत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhadratha
• Vāsudeva (speaker)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line foregrounds the classical epic linkage between inner potency (tejas) and outer prosperity (bhūti) in a king. It sets up a moral frame in which worldly splendor is noteworthy but typically serves as context for later reflection on dharma, restraint, and the right use of power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāsudeva introduces or describes King Bṛhadratha, emphasizing his exceptional radiance and the abundance of his royal fortune—an opening characterization that prepares the listener for the subsequent account involving him.