Shloka 22

अम्बाया रामजामदग्न्यशरणगमनम्

Ambā Seeks Refuge with Rāma Jāmadagnya

Devanagari script

रामेयं मम दौहित्री काशिराजसुता प्रभो । अस्या: शृणु यथातत्त्वं कार्य कार्यविशारद,“कार्यसाधनकुशल प्रभो! परशुराम! यह मेरी पुत्रीकी पुत्री काशिराजकी कन्या है। इसका कुछ कार्य है, उसे आप इसीके मुँहसे ठीक-ठीक सुन लें”

Transliteration

rāmeyaṁ mama dauhitrī kāśirājasutā prabho | asyāḥ śṛṇu yathātattvaṁ kāryaṁ kāryaviśārada ||

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: “Bạch ngài Paraśurāma, bậc thiện xảo trong việc thành tựu công việc—thiếu nữ này là cháu ngoại của ta, công chúa của vua Kāśī. Nàng có một việc cần giải quyết; xin ngài hãy nghe trực tiếp từ chính miệng nàng, đúng như sự thật.”

Word by Word

• रामेयं: this descendant of Rama / Ramāyāḥ apatyam (a woman named Ramā’s descendant)
• रामेयं: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• मम: of me / my
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• दौहित्री: granddaughter (daughter’s daughter)
• दौहित्री: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दौहित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• काशिराजसुता: daughter of the king of Kāśī
• काशिराजसुता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: काशिराजसुता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रभो: O lord
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• अस्याः: of her / her
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• शृणु: hear (you)!
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (Loṭ), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यथा: as / in the manner that
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)

• तत्त्वम्: the truth / the real state
• तत्त्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• कार्यम्: a task / something to be done
• कार्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• कार्यविशारद: O one skilled in affairs/tasks
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्यविशारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Paraśurāma (Rāma Jāmadagnya)
• Kāśirāja (King of Kāśī)
• Bhīṣma’s granddaughter (Kāśirāja’s daughter)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes truthful, direct hearing (yathātattvam) and proper procedure: an elder (Bhīṣma) asks a powerful authority (Paraśurāma) to listen to the concerned woman herself, highlighting fairness, accuracy, and ethical deliberation before action.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma addresses Paraśurāma respectfully, identifying a princess of Kāśī as his granddaughter and indicating she has a pending matter. He requests Paraśurāma to hear her account directly and precisely, setting up the dispute/appeal that follows.