Shloka 76.7Unverified draft
इमां पादगतिं राम तपोबलसमार्जिताम्। लोकानप्रतिमान्वा ते हनिष्यामि यदिच्छसि ।
Meaning
'I shall instead destroy your power of movement, earned through your asceticism, or the matchless worlds you have won — tell me which you choose.'
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| imām | इमाम् | this | accusative |
| pādagatim | पादगतिम् | gait/movement of the feet | accusative |
| rāma | राम | O Rama | vocative |
| tapobalasamārjitām | तपोबलसमार्जिताम् | acquired by the power of austerity | accusative adjective |
| lokān | लोकान् | worlds | accusative |
| apratimān | अप्रतिमान् | unequalled | accusative adjective |
| vā | वा | or | conjunction |
| te | ते | your | genitive, i.e. by you |
| haniṣyāmi | हनिष्यामि | I shall destroy | verb, future — spoken by Parashurama offering Rama the choice |
| yat | यत् | which | relative |
| icchasi | इच्छसि | you wish | verb, present |
Reference: 1.76.7 · Bāla Kāṇḍa