Shloka 26

जामदग्न्य

रामसंवादः — Parashurama Confronts Rama with the Vaishnava Bow

Devanagari script

अद्यतूत्तमवीर्येण त्वया राम महाबल।श्रुतवान् धनुषो भेदं ततोऽहं द्रुतमागत:।।।।

Transliteration

adyatūttamavīryeṇa tvayā rāma mahābala | śrutavān dhanuṣo bhedaṃ tato ’haṃ drutam āgataḥ ||

Translation

大力的罗摩啊，今日我听闻你以无上威力折断神弓，便立刻赶来此处。

Word by Word

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle

• uttamavīryeṇa: by excellent prowess
• uttamavīryeṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: uttama + vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya; Napumsaka, Instrumental (3), Singular

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3), Singular; pronoun

• rāma: O Rāma
• rāma: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8), Singular

• mahābala: O mighty-armed
• mahābala: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya; Masculine, Vocative (8), Singular; epithet addressing Rāma

• śrutavān: having heard
• śrutavān: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु धातु) + kta-vat (क्तवत्)
• Form: Perfect participle (क्तवत्-कृदन्त); Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; agrees with aham

• dhanuṣaḥ: of the bow
• dhanuṣaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Genitive (6), Singular

• bhedam: breaking
• bhedam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bheda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2), Singular

• tataḥ: therefore
• tataḥ: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Ablatival adverb (तस्मात्-अर्थे अव्यय)

• aham: I
• aham: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Nominative (1), Singular

• drutam: quickly
• drutam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: druta (अव्ययवत्/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• āgataḥ: have come
• āgataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (गम् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past participle (क्त-कृदन्त); Masculine, Nominative (1), Singular; agrees with aham

Context

O Mighty Rama! when I heard that you have broken the bow with your extraordinary prowess, I have come here quickly.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Paraśurāma

FAQs

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

Accountability to one’s actions and reputation: great deeds (like breaking a sacred bow) draw rightful scrutiny, especially in a dharma-based warrior culture.

What is the narrative situation?

After Rāma breaks the bow at Sītā’s svayaṃvara, Paraśurāma hears of it and immediately comes to confront him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s extraordinary vīrya (prowess), significant enough to summon a legendary warrior-ascetic.