Shloka 33

Devanagari script

अथ ते राक्षसा: सर्वे येडभिरक्षन्ति पद्मिनीम्‌ प्रत्युत्थिता भगवन्तं मणिभद्रपुरोगमा:

Transliteration

atha te rākṣasāḥ sarve yeḍabhirakṣanti padminīm pratyutthitā bhagavantaṁ maṇibhadrapurogamāḥ

Translation

Then all those rākṣasas who were guarding Padminī rose up in respectful attention to the revered one, with Maṇibhadra at their head.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• ते: those/they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• राक्षसाः: Rakshasas (demons)
• राक्षसाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• ये: who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• इभिः: with elephants
• इभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इभ
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• रक्षन्ति: protect/guard
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: present, third, plural, parasmaipada

• पद्मिनीम्: Padminī (a woman named Padminī)
• पद्मिनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मिनी
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• प्रत्युत्थिताः: having risen up (in response)
• प्रत्युत्थिताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-उत्-स्था
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• भगवन्तम्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• मणिभद्रपुरोगमाः: having Maṇibhadra in front/led by Maṇibhadra
• मणिभद्रपुरोगमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मणिभद्र-पुरोगम
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Rākṣasas
• Padminī
• Bhagavān (revered person addressed/encountered)
• Maṇibhadra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even beings associated with violence or fear (rākṣasas) can act within dharma when they recognize rightful spiritual or moral authority; reverence and self-restraint are presented as marks of order and righteousness.

What is happening in the narrative?

The rākṣasas assigned to guard Padminī rise and present themselves respectfully before a revered figure, with Maṇibhadra leading them, indicating a formal reception and acknowledgment of higher status.