Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ततो<पश्यं जामदग्न्यं रथमध्ये व्यवस्थितम्‌ । सर्वायुधवरे श्रीमत्यद्भुतोपमदर्शने,उस समय मैंने देखा, जमदग्निनन्दन परशुराम सम्पूर्ण श्रेष्ठ आयुधोंसे सुशोभित, तेजस्वी एवं अद्भुत दिखायी देनेवाले रथमें बैठे हैं

Transliteration

tato 'paśyaṁ jāmadagnyaṁ ratha-madhye vyavasthitam | sarvāyudha-vare śrīmaty adbhutopama-darśane ||

Translation

Rồi ta thấy Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma) đứng vững giữa chiến xa—rực rỡ, trang bị đủ mọi vũ khí thượng hạng, dung mạo kỳ vĩ không gì sánh được.

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

अपश्यम्I saw

जामदग्न्यम्Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)

रथमध्येin the middle of the chariot

व्यवस्थितम्standing/placed, stationed

सर्वायुधवरेin/with the best of all weapons

श्रीमतिin the splendid/glorious (chariot)

अद्भुतोपमदर्शनेin (a chariot) of wondrous, incomparable appearance

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)

Jamadagni

ratha (chariot)

āyudha (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 underscores how extraordinary power and splendor, when aligned with dharma, functions as moral authority in a crisis: the warrior’s readiness and restraint-laden presence becomes a serious ethical signal, not mere display.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that he sees Paraśurāma (Jāmadagnya), radiant and fully armed, positioned in his chariot—marking the dramatic entrance of a formidable figure into the unfolding conflict.