Shloka 46

मैत्रेयागमनम् — The Arrival of Maitreya and the Admonition to Duryodhana

Devanagari script

पदा सव्येन चिक्षेप तद्‌ रक्ष: पुनराव्रजत्‌ किर्मीरश्वापि सहसा वृक्षमुत्पाट्य पाण्डवम्‌

Transliteration

padā savyena cikṣepa tad rakṣaḥ punarāvrajat kirmīraś cāpi sahasā vṛkṣam utpāṭya pāṇḍavam

Translation

Mit dem linken Fuß traf er den Rākṣasa und schleuderte ihn fort; doch der Dämon kehrte abermals zurück. Da riss Kirmīra in jähem Zorn einen Baum aus und stürmte auf den Pāṇḍava los — ein Bild roher Gewalt, die in der Waldprüfung auf standhafte Tapferkeit trifft.

Word by Word

• पदा: with the foot
• पदा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सव्येन: with the left (one)
• सव्येन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सव्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• चिक्षेप: threw / cast
• चिक्षेप: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Singular

• तत्: that (one/thing)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• रक्षः: the rākṣasa (demon)
• रक्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• आव्रजत्: returned / came back
• आव्रजत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज्
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• किर्मीरः: Kirmīra (name of a rākṣasa)
• किर्मीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: किर्मीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपि: also / even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• सहसा: suddenly / violently
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा

• वृक्षम्: a tree
• वृक्षम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उत्पाट्य: having uprooted / tearing up
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-√पट्
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Active

• पाण्डवम्: the Pāṇḍava (one of the Pāṇḍavas)
• पाण्डवम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• रक्षः (rākṣasa)
• किर्मीर (Kirmīra)
• पाण्डव (a Pāṇḍava)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights steadfast courage and resilience when confronted by recurring violence: even after repelling danger, one must remain vigilant and composed, meeting brute force with disciplined strength rather than panic.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Pāṇḍava forcefully throws a rākṣasa away with a kick, but the demon returns. Kirmīra then uproots a tree and rushes to attack, escalating the confrontation in the forest.