Shloka 30

Śrāddha-Kalpa: Pitṛ-Pūjā and Tithi-Phala (श्राद्धकल्पः पितृपूजा च तिथिफलम्)

Devanagari script

जामदग्न्येन रामेण तीव्ररोषान्वितेन वै

Transliteration

jāmadagnyena rāmeṇa tīvraroṣānvitena vai

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: “Bởi Rāma, con của Jamadagni—quả thật bị cuốn trong cơn thịnh nộ dữ dội…”

Word by Word

• जामदग्न्येन: by Jamadagni's descendant (i.e., by Parashurama)
• जामदग्न्येन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामदग्न्य
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• रामेण: by Rama (Parashurama)
• रामेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तीव्ररोषान्वितेन: endowed with fierce anger
• तीव्ररोषान्वितेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र-रोष-अन्वित
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वै: indeed / surely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Jāmadagnya Rāma (Paraśurāma)
• Jamadagni

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The line foregrounds the ethical danger of uncontrolled wrath in a powerful agent: when a great warrior acts while seized by intense anger, the consequences tend to be extreme, prompting reflection on restraint and the governance of emotion within dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhishma introduces (or continues) an account involving Paraśurāma—identified by the epithet “Jāmadagnya”—emphasizing that Rama is acting in a state of fierce anger, setting the tone for a severe confrontation or punitive action.