Shloka 1

Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya

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

Devanagari script

र: अ2 एकोनपज्चाशत्तमो<5्ध्याय: परशुरामजीके उपाख्यानमें क्षत्रियोंक विनाश और पुन: उत्पन्न होनेकी कथा वायुदेव उवाच शृणु कौन्तेय रामस्य प्रभावो यो मया श्रुत: । महर्षीणां कथयतां विक्रमं तस्य जन्म च,भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्ण बोले--कुन्तीनन्दन! मैंने महर्षियोंके मुखसे परशुरामजीके प्रभाव, पराक्रम तथा जन्मकी कथा जिस प्रकार सुनी है, वह सब आपको बताता हूँ, सुनिये

Transliteration

Vāyudeva uvāca: Śṛṇu Kaunteya Rāmasya prabhāvo yo mayā śrutaḥ | Maharṣīṇāṁ kathayatāṁ vikramaṁ tasya janma ca ||

Translation

วายุเทพกล่าวว่า “โอ กัณเตยะ จงฟังเถิด เราจักเล่าเรื่องรามะ (ปรศุราม) ตามที่เราได้สดับจากมหาฤษีทั้งหลาย ทั้งเดชานุภาพ วีรกรรม และกำเนิดของท่าน”

Word by Word

• वायुदेवः: Vāyudeva (the Wind-god)
• वायुदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• शृणु: listen
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperative, 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• कौन्तेय: O son of Kuntī
• कौन्तेय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौन्तेय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• रामस्य: of Rāma (Paraśurāma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रभावः: might, greatness, power
• प्रभावः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: which/that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Instrumental, Singular

• श्रुतः: heard
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Past Passive Participle (kta), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महर्षीणाम्: of the great sages
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• कथयताम्: of (them) narrating/telling
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय्
• Form: Present Active Participle (śatṛ), Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• विक्रमम्: valor, prowess
• विक्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva
• Kaunteya
• Rāma (Paraśurāma)
• Maharṣis (great seers)