Shloka 14
Kārtavīrya–Samudra Saṃvāda and the Jāmadagnya Precedent (आश्वमेधिक पर्व, अध्याय २९)
ततस्तु क्षत्रिया: केचिज्जामदग्न्य भयार्दिता: । विविशुर्गिरिदुर्गाणि मृगा: सिंहार्दिता इव,उस समय बहुत-से क्षत्रिय परशुरामजीके भयसे पीड़ित हो सिंहके सताये हुए मृगोंकी भाँति पर्वतोंकी गुफाओंमें घुस गये
tatastu kṣatriyāḥ kecij jāmadagnyabhayārditāḥ | viviśur giridur gāṇi mṛgāḥ siṁhārditā iva ||
Rồi một số kṣatriya, bị nỗi sợ Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma) dày vò, đã chạy vào các thành lũy trên núi và hang động—như nai bị sư tử xua đuổi trong kinh hoàng.
समुद्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how fear generated by relentless punitive power can collapse pride and social identity: even kṣatriyas, expected to stand firm, seek hiding like prey. Ethically, it points to the destabilizing effects of excessive violence and the moral-psychological consequences of a reputation for uncompromising retribution.
Samudra describes a moment when certain kṣatriyas, terrified of Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma), abandon open confrontation and rush into mountain fastnesses and caves, compared to deer fleeing a lion.