Shloka 12

यवक्रीत-वधः

The Slaying of Yavakrīta at Raibhya’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

तावब्रवीदृषि: क्रुद्धों यवक्रीर्वध्यतामिति । जग्मतुस्तौ तथेत्युक्त्वा यवक्रीतजिघांसया,तब क्रोधमें भरे हुए महर्षिने कहा--“यवक्रीतको मार डालो।' उस समय “बहुत अच्छा' कहकर वे दोनों यवक्रीतके वधकी इच्छासे उसका पीछा करने लगे

Transliteration

tāv abravīd ṛṣiḥ kruddho yava-krīr vadhyatām iti | jagmatus tau tathety uktvā yava-krī-tajighāṃsayā ||

Translation

Then the sage, inflamed with anger, declared, “Let Yavakrī be slain.” Hearing this, the two assailants replied, “So be it,” and, driven by the desire to kill Yavakrī, set out in pursuit of him.

Word by Word

तौthose two (them)

अब्रवीत्said/spoke

ऋषिःthe sage

क्रुद्धःangry

यवक्रीःYavakrī (proper name)

वध्यताम्let (him) be killed

इतिthus

जग्मतुःthe two went

तौthose two

तथाso/thus

इतिthus

उक्त्वाhaving said

यवक्रीतfrom/of Yavakrīta

जिघांसयाwith the desire to kill

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Yavakrī

the ṛṣi (sage)

two followers/assailants (tāv/tau)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse cautions that anger (krodha), even in a revered sage, can distort judgment and lead to adharma; those who assent and act (“tathā”) share responsibility as agents of that anger.

What is happening in the narrative?

An enraged sage commands that Yavakrī be killed. Two individuals accept the order and go after Yavakrī with the intention of slaying him.