Shloka 18
Śānti-parva Adhyāya 3: Karṇa’s training under Rāma Jāmadagnya and the Bhārgava restriction on the Brahmāstra
तमुवाच महाबाहुर्जामदग्न्य: प्रतापवान् | कस्त्वं कस्माच्च नरकं प्रतिपन्नो ब्रवीहि तत्,तब महाबाहु प्रतापी जमदग्निनन्दन परशुरामने उससे पूछा--'तू कौन है? और किस कारणसे इस नरकमें पड़ा था? बतलाओ'
tam uvāca mahābāhur jāmadagnyaḥ pratāpavān | kas tvaṁ kasmāc ca narakaṁ pratipanno bravīhi tat ||
于是，那位臂力雄伟、英勇无比的阇摩达格尼之子（帕罗修罗摩）问他：“你是谁？又因何缘故堕入此地狱？告诉我。”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights moral causality: suffering (here, hell) is not random but linked to specific causes, and ethical understanding begins with honest inquiry into one’s actions and their consequences.
Paraśurāma (Jāmadagnya), described as mighty and valorous, questions a being encountered in hell, asking his identity and the reason for his fall, setting up an explanation of deeds leading to that fate.