भार्गवाणां कुले जात: स्वाध्यायव्रतशालिनाम्। सहास्राक्षे प्रतिज्ञाय शस्त्रं निक्षिप्तवानसि।
Meaning
'Born in the line of Bhrigu, devoted to study and vows, you once promised Indra that you had laid down your weapons.'
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| bhārgavāṇām kule jātaḥ | भार्गवाणाम् कुले जातः | born in the family of the descendants of Bhrigu | Genitive plural / Locative / Nominative |
| svādhyāya-vrata-śālinām | स्वाध्याय-व्रत-शालिनाम् | devoted to the vow of study | Genitive plural |
| saha āsrākṣe pratijñāya | सह आस्राक्षे प्रतिज्ञाय | having made a promise to the thousand-eyed one | Adverbial / Locative / Gerund |
| śastram nikṣiptavān asi | शस्त्रम् निक्षिप्तवान् असि | you have laid down your weapon | Accusative / Nominative (perfect participle) / Verb (present) |
Scholar commentary
valmikiramayan.net Prose Commentary
Desiraju Hanumanta Rao's prose rendering with embedded explanatory notes
The source unpacks Dasharatha's plea as pointing to a specific self-contradiction: Parashurama once vowed to Indra that he had renounced weapons entirely, astra sannyasa. Taking up a bow again now, against mere boys, would make him a walking contradiction of his own vow and would cast doubt on the reliability of Brahmin renunciation generally.
1 of 16 traditions have commentary on this shloka. Traditions without a verse-specific commentary here are omitted rather than filled in.
Reference: 1.75.7 · Bāla Kāṇḍa