Shloka 8

जामदग्न्य

रामसंवादः — Parashurama Confronts Rama with the Vaishnava Bow

Devanagari script

स त्वं धर्मपरो भूत्वा काश्यपाय वसुन्धराम् ।दत्त्वा वनमुपागम्य महेन्द्रकृतकेतन:।।।।

Transliteration

sa tvaṃ dharmaparo bhūtvā kāśyapāya vasundharām | dattvā vanam upāgamya mahendrakṛtaketanaḥ ||

Translation

于是你笃守正法（dharma），将大地施与迦叶（Kāśyapa）；继而退入林野，于摩诃因陀罗山（Mahendra）安立居处。

Word by Word

• सः: that (you)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘त्वम्’ इत्यस्य निर्देशः

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• धर्मपरः: devoted to dharma
• धर्मपरः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (धर्मे परः)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्त

• काश्यपाय: to Kāśyapa
• काश्यपाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4/Dative), एकवचन

• वसुन्धराम्: the earth
• वसुन्धराम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसुन्धरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्त

• वनम्: forest
• वनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उपागम्य: having gone to
• उपागम्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-गम् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्त (gerund)

• महेन्द्रकृतकेतनः: whose dwelling was made on Mahendra
• महेन्द्रकृतकेतनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महेन्द्र + कृत + केतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (महेन्द्रे कृतं केतनं यस्य)

Context

By adhering to righteousness in life and having conferred the earth upon Kasyapa, you retired to the forest and made your residence on the Mahendra mountain.

Characters & Entities

• Paraśurāma
• Kāśyapa
• Forest (vana)
• Mahendra mountain

FAQs

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

Dharma includes dāna (rightful giving) and nivṛtti (withdrawal): relinquishing power and choosing restraint can be higher righteousness than domination.

What is the narrative situation?

Daśaratha recounts Paraśurāma’s earlier dharmic acts—donating the earth to Kāśyapa and retiring to Mahendra—implying he should remain peaceful now.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Renunciant discipline: the capacity to step back from violence and possession.