Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 16

Paraśurāma Avenges Jamadagni; Restoration Through Sacrifice; Viśvāmitra’s Line and Devarāta (Śunaḥśepha)

Devanagari script

विलप्यैवं पितुर्देहं निधाय भ्रातृषु स्वयम् । प्रगृह्य परशुं राम: क्षत्रान्ताय मनो दधे ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

vilapyaivaṁ pitur dehaṁ nidhāya bhrātṛṣu svayam pragṛhya paraśuṁ rāmaḥ kṣatrāntāya mano dadhe

Translation

他如此哀号后，将父亲的遗体托付给诸兄弟，自己执起战斧，立誓要在大地上终结一切刹帝利。

Synonyms

• vilapya: having lamented
• vilapya: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-lap (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातु: वि+लप् (to lament)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle/adverb)

• pituḥ: of (his) father
• pituḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• deham: body
• deham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• nidhāya: having placed
• nidhāya: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातु: नि+धा (to place/lay down)

• bhrātṛṣu: among the brothers
• bhrātṛṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• svayam: himself
• svayam: Karta-nirdeśa (कर्तृनिर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable pronoun/adverb)

• pragṛhya: having taken up
• pragṛhya: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-grah (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; धातु: प्र+ग्रह् (to seize/take up)

• paraśum: axe
• paraśum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paraśu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• rāmaḥ: Rama (Paraśurāma)
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• kṣatra-antāya: for the destruction of the kṣatriyas
• kṣatra-antāya: Sampradāna/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣatra (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; अर्थ: क्षत्रस्य अन्तः/नाशः (ending of the kṣatriyas)

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (form: मनः)

• dadhe: fixed/placed
• dadhe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्ष), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; धातु: धा (to place/fix)

Characters & Entities

• Paraśurāma
• Jamadagni
• Brothers of Paraśurāma

FAQs

Why did Paraśurāma decide to destroy the kṣatriyas in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

After his father Jamadagni was killed, Paraśurāma took up his axe and resolved to end the oppressive kṣatriya power, as described here by Śukadeva Gosvāmī.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavatam 9.16.16?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating the history of Paraśurāma to King Parīkṣit.

What practical lesson does Bhagavatam 9.16.16 give for modern life?

It highlights how intense grief can harden into determination; the verse invites reflection on channeling strong emotions through dharma and higher discernment rather than impulsive revenge.