Shloka 6

अम्बा–राम–भीष्म संवादः

Amba–Rama–Bhishma Dialogue on Vow and Refuge

Devanagari script

राम उवाच काशिकन्ये पुनर्ब्रहि भीष्मस्ते चरणावुभौ । शिरसा वन्दनाहों5पि ग्रहीष्यति गिरा मम

Transliteration

rāma uvāca kāśikanye punar brūhi bhīṣmas te caraṇāv ubhau | śirasā vandanāhaṃ'pi grahīṣyati girā mama ||

Translation

రాముడు అన్నాడు—హే కాశీకన్యా, మళ్లీ చెప్పు: భీష్ముడు నీ రెండు పాదాలను స్వీకరిస్తాడా—నా శిరోనమస్కారాన్నికూడా? ఇంకా నా మాటను గౌరవించి అనుసరిస్తాడా?

Word by Word

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• काशिकन्ये: O maiden of Kashi
• काशिकन्ये: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशिकन्या
• Form: Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• ब्रूहि: tell/say
• ब्रूहि: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भीष्मः: Bhishma
• भीष्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ते: your
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• चरणौ: two feet
• चरणौ: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual

• शिरसा: with (his) head
• शिरसा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वन्दनात्: from salutation/bowing
• वन्दनात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन्दना
• Form: Feminine, Ablative, Singular

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• ग्रहीष्यति: will accept/take
• ग्रहीष्यति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: Future, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• गिरा: by (my) words/speech
• गिरा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिर्
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

Speaker

राम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Paraśurāma)
• Bhīṣma
• Kāśī-kanyā (princess of Kāśī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the dharmic expectation that a great person should acknowledge reverence and respond to sincere speech: accepting respectful approach (vandanā) and giving due regard to counsel are ethical obligations, especially amid conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rāma addresses the Kāśī princess and asks her to repeat whether Bhīṣma will accept gestures of submission and also heed Rāma’s words—seeking a definitive assurance about Bhīṣma’s stance before the dispute escalates.