Shloka 18

जामदग्न्य

रामसंवादः — Parashurama Confronts Rama with the Vaishnava Bow

Devanagari script

देवैस्तदा समागम्य सर्षिसघै स्सचारणै:।याचितौ प्रशमं तत्र जग्मतुस्तौ सुरोत्तमौ।।।।

Transliteration

devaistadā samāgamya sarṣisaṃghaiḥ sacāraṇaiḥ |

yācitau praśamaṃ tatra jagmatus tau surottamau ||

Translation

随后，诸天神众与众仙（ṛṣi）及迦罗那（Cāraṇa）齐集于彼处，恳请两位至上神祇息争和合；二神遂应允而归于和平。

Word by Word

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (कालवाचक)

• samāgamya: having assembled
• samāgamya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-gam (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), having assembled/come together

• sarṣi-saṅghaiḥ: with groups of sages
• sarṣi-saṅghaiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa-ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक) + saṅgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sa-cāraṇaiḥ: together with the Cāraṇas
• sa-cāraṇaiḥ: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + cāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva (अव्ययीभाव) ‘together with’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)

• yācitau: were entreated
• yācitau: Karta (कर्ता) (predicate of tau surottamau)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yāc (धातु)
• Form: Kta-participle (क्त/भूतकर्मणि), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual (द्विवचन)

• praśamam: peace, cessation
• praśamam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praśama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)

• jagmatuḥ: went/attained
• jagmatuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (लिट्/Perfect), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Dual (द्विवचन)

• tau: those two
• tau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun (तद्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual (द्विवचन)

• surottamau: the two foremost gods
• surottamau: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition to tau)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Dual (द्विवचन)

Context

Then hosts of sages, charanas and the gods assembled there and beseeched both of them, the pre-eminent among the gods to keep peace.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Ṛṣis (sages)
• Cāraṇas

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma favors reconciliation: when conflict threatens the world, the wise community (gods and sages) intervenes to restore peace.

What is the narrative situation?

After the divine clash intensifies, celestial beings assemble and request both divine powers to desist, resulting in pacification.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Peacemaking and humility: even supreme beings heed rightful counsel and accept restraint.