Shloka 41

Amba approaches the Paraśurāma context; Hotravāhana’s counsel and Akṛtavraṇa’s report (अम्बोपाख्यानम्—रामदर्शनप्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

अकृतव्रण उवाच भवन्तमेव सततं राम: कीर्तयति प्रभो । सृञ्जयो मे प्रियसखो राजर्षिरिति पार्थिव,अकृतव्रणने कहा--राजन्‌! परशुरामजी तो सदा आपकी ही चर्चा किया करते हैं। उनका कहना है कि सूंजयवंशी राजर्षि होत्रवाहन मेरे प्रिय सखा हैं

Transliteration

Akṛtavraṇa uvāca: bhavantam eva satataṁ Rāmaḥ kīrtayati prabho | sṛñjayo me priyasakho rājarṣir iti pārthiva ||

Translation

అకృతవ్రణుడు అన్నాడు—“ప్రభూ! రాముడు (పరశురాముడు) ఎల్లప్పుడూ మీ గురించే కీర్తిస్తాడు. ‘సృంజయ వంశీయ రాజర్షి (హోత్రవాహనుడు) నా ప్రియ సఖుడు’ అని అంటాడు, ఓ పార్థివా।”

Word by Word

अकृतव्रणःAkṛtavraṇa (name of the speaker)

उवाचsaid

भवन्तम्you (honorific), (as object of ‘mentions/praises’)

एवindeed, only

सततम्always, constantly

रामःRāma (Paraśurāma)

कीर्तयतिmentions, praises, speaks of

प्रभोO lord

सृञ्जयःSṛñjaya (name/lineage)

मेmy

प्रियसखःdear friend

राजर्षिःroyal sage

इतिthus, saying

पार्थिवO king

Speaker

अकृतव्रण उवाच

Characters & Entities

Akṛtavraṇa

Rāma (Paraśurāma)

Sṛñjaya

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 the ethical value of earned reputation: a ruler’s standing is affirmed by the praise of a respected authority (Paraśurāma), and true friendship is expressed through consistent public acknowledgment of another’s virtues.

What is happening in the narrative?

Akṛtavraṇa reports to a king that Paraśurāma repeatedly speaks about him, calling Sṛñjaya a beloved friend and a rājarṣi, thereby honoring the king’s lineage and stature through Paraśurāma’s testimony.