Shloka 66

Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions

Sanskrit

सोऽस्थिमज्जागतः पुंसां बलमत्त्यजितात्मनाम् ।

श्येन-काक-कपोताṃश्च गृध्रोलूकैश्च वै सुतान् ॥

Transliteration

so 'sthi-majjā-gataḥ puṃsāṃ balam atty ajitātmanām | śyena-kāka-kapotāṃś ca gṛdhra-olūkaiś ca vai sutān ||

Translation

هو، إذ يدخل في عظام الرجال ونخاعهم، يلتهم قوةَ من لا يملكون ضبط النفس. وكانت (له) أبناءٌ على هيئات الصقر، والغراب، والحمام، والنسر الرخمي، والبومة.

Speakers

• Narrative voice within the dharma/omen discourse

Key Themes

• Loss of vitality through adharma
• Self-control (dama) as protection
• Ominous animal/bird symbolism