Shloka 34

Amba approaches the Paraśurāma context; Hotravāhana’s counsel and Akṛtavraṇa’s report (अम्बोपाख्यानम्—रामदर्शनप्रसङ्गः)

Devanagari script

मम राम: सखा वत्मे प्रीतियुक्त: सुहृच्च मे । जमदग्निसुतो वीर: सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वर:,वत्से! सम्पूर्ण शस्त्रधारियोंमें श्रेष्ठ जमदग्निनन्दन वीरवर परशुराम मेरे सखा और प्रेमी सुहृद हैं

Transliteration

mama rāmaḥ sakhā vatme prītiyuktaḥ suhṛc ca me | jamadagnisuto vīraḥ sarvaśastrabhṛtāṃ varaḥ ||

Translation

Rāma (Paraśurāma) là bạn hữu, là bạn đồng hành trên đường đời của ta, gắn bó với ta bằng tình thân và thiện ý. Vị anh hùng, con của Jamadagni ấy—bậc nhất trong hàng người mang vũ khí—chính là người tri kỷ đáng tin của ta.

Word by Word

ममof me / my

रामःRama (Parashurama)

सखाfriend

वत्सेO dear child!

प्रीतियुक्तःendowed with affection

सुहृत्well-wisher, friend

चand

मेof me / my

जमदग्निसुतःson of Jamadagni

वीरःhero, valiant one

सर्वशस्त्रभृताम्of all weapon-bearers

वरःbest, excellent

Speaker

होत्रवाहन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Hotravāhana

Rāma Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)

Jamadagni

śastra (weapons)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical value of steadfast friendship and benevolent intent (suhṛt-bhāva), joined with excellence and discipline in one’s craft—here, martial skill—showing that true strength is ideally allied with goodwill.

What is happening in the narrative?

Hotravāhana identifies Paraśurāma (Rāma Jāmadagnya) as his close friend and affectionate well-wisher, praising him as the foremost among weapon-bearing heroes, thereby establishing Paraśurāma’s stature and their relationship within the episode.