Shloka 8

Kārtavīrya–Samudra Saṃvāda and the Jāmadagnya Precedent (आश्वमेधिक पर्व, अध्याय २९)

Devanagari script

ततः स राजा प्रययौ क्रोधेन महता वृतः । स तमाश्रममागम्य राममेवान्वपद्यत

Transliteration

tataḥ sa rājā prayayau krodhena mahatā vṛtaḥ | sa tam āśramam āgamya rāmam evānvapadyata |

Translation

Bấy giờ vị vua ấy lên đường, bị cơn thịnh nộ lớn bao phủ. Đến ẩn thất kia, ông tiến thẳng đến Rāma, chỉ tìm gặp một mình ngài.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb: 'from that/then')

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• प्रययौ: went forth; departed
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

• क्रोधेन: with anger
• क्रोधेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध
• Form: Masculine, instrumental, singular

• महता: great
• महता: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत्
• Form: Masculine, instrumental, singular (agreeing with क्रोधेन)

• वृतः: enveloped; overcome
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (वरणे)
• Form: Past passive participle, masculine, nominative, singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, singular

• तम्: that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• आश्रमम्: hermitage; ashram
• आश्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• आगम्य: having come; having reached
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), indeclinable

• रामम्: Rama
• रामम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• एव: indeed; just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव
• Form: Avyaya (emphatic particle)

• अन्वपद्यत: approached; resorted to; followed
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-पद्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), parasmaipada, 3rd person, singular

Speaker

समुद्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• समुद्र (Samudra, the Ocean)
• राजा (the king)
• आश्रम (hermitage)
• राम (Rama)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic warning: when a ruler is overtaken by intense anger, he may rush into direct confrontation even with a sage in a hermitage. Ethical governance requires mastery over krodha and the discipline to approach conflicts with restraint and discernment.

What is happening in the narrative?

A king, seized by great anger, sets out and arrives at a hermitage. Upon reaching it, he goes straight to Rama, indicating an urgent, emotionally driven encounter rather than a measured approach.