Shloka 82

Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya

Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages

Devanagari script

मरुत्तस्यान्ववाये च रक्षिता: क्षत्रियात्मजा:

Transliteration

maruttasyānvavāye ca rakṣitāḥ kṣatriyātmajāḥ

Translation

而在摩鲁多的世系之中，刹帝利之子亦蒙护持——得以保全、得以扶立；这昭示统治者之责：以正当的守护保存武士阶序，并维系社会之安定。

Word by Word

• मरुत्तस्य: of Marutta
• मरुत्तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरुत्त
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अन्ववाये: in the lineage/descendant line
• अन्ववाये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्ववाय
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• रक्षिताः: protected/guarded
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• क्षत्रियात्मजाः: sons of Kshatriyas
• क्षत्रियात्मजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय-आत्मज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Marutta

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores rājadharma: the ethical responsibility of rulers and guardians to protect rightful social groups—here, Kṣatriya offspring—so that succession, security, and the stability of dharma are preserved.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāsudeva cites the example of King Marutta’s line, stating that in that succession the Kṣatriya-born sons were safeguarded, using precedent to support a broader point about protection, continuity, and proper governance.