Shloka 20
Śikhaṇḍinī’s Marriage Arrangement and the Daśārṇa Envoy’s Accusation (शिखण्डिनी-विवाह-विप्रलम्भ-प्रसङ्गः)
Devanagari script
यक्षेणर्द्धिमता राजन् स्थूणाकर्णेन पालितम् । तद्धभयादेव च जनो विसर्जयति तद् वनम्,राजन्! वह वन समृद्धिशाली यक्ष स्थूणाकर्णके द्वारा सुरक्षित था। इसीके भयसे साधारण लोगोंने उस वनमें आना-जाना छोड़ दिया था
Transliteration
yakṣeṇarddhimatā rājan sthūṇākarṇena pālitam | tad-bhayād eva ca jano visarjayati tad vanam, rājan ||
Translation
O King, that forest was guarded by the prosperous and powerful Yakṣa named Sthūṇākarṇa. Out of fear of him alone, ordinary people abandoned that forest and ceased to go there.
Word by Word
यक्षेणby a Yaksha
यक्षेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootयक्ष
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
ऋद्धिमताpossessed of prosperity/power
ऋद्धिमता:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootऋद्धिमत्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
स्थूणाकर्णेनby (the Yaksha) Sthūṇākarṇa
स्थूणाकर्णेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्थूणाकर्ण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
पालितम्protected/guarded
पालितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootपाल्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
तत्from that (one)
तत्:
Apadana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
भयात्from fear
भयात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootभय
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
जनःpeople/the populace
जनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विसर्जयतिabandons/gives up
विसर्जयति:
TypeVerb
Rootविसृज्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वनम्forest
वनम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवन
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaK
King (rājan)Y
YakṣaS
SthūṇākarṇaF
Forest (vana)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes