अद्यतूत्तमवीर्येण त्वया राम महाबल। श्रुतवान् धनुषो भेदं ततोऽहं द्रुतमागत:।
Meaning
'Now, hearing that you, mighty Rama, broke that bow with matchless prowess, I have hastened here at once.'
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| adya tu uttama-vīryeṇa | अद्य तु उत्तम-वीर्येण | but today, by supreme valor | Adverbial / Adverbial / Instrumental |
| tvayā rāma mahā-bala | त्वया राम महा-बल | by you, O Rama of great strength | Instrumental / Vocative / Vocative |
| śrutavān dhanuṣaḥ bhedam | श्रुतवान् धनुषः भेदम् | having heard of the breaking of the bow | Nominative (perfect participle) / Genitive / Accusative |
| tataḥ aham drutam āgataḥ | ततः अहम् द्रुतम् आगतः | I have therefore come quickly | Adverbial / Nominative / Adverbial / Nominative |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source cites the Padma Purana's explanation for why Parashurama, despite his fearsome reputation, never actually intends to kill Dasharatha's Rama: he safeguards the Ikshvaku dynasty specifically because of his own grandmother's family connection to it, and at the request of his mother Renuka. The source cautions against reading this as favoritism or full divinity on Parashurama's part, however -- he is an incomplete incarnation embodying only Vishnu's wrathful impetuosity, not a fully worshipped form, which is why his renunciation-breaking anger here is treated as a flaw rather than a virtue.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.75.27 · Bāla Kāṇḍa