Shloka 20

यवक्रीत-वधः

The Slaying of Yavakrīta at Raibhya’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

यवक्रीतं स हत्वा तु राक्षसो रैभ्यमागमत्‌ | अनुज्ञातस्तु रैभ्येण तया नार्या सहावसत्‌,इस प्रकार यवक्रीतको मारकर राक्षस रैभ्यके पास लौट आया और उनकी अज्ञा ले उस कृत्यास्वरूपा रमणीके साथ उनकी सेवामें रहने लगा

Transliteration

yavakrītaṃ sa hatvā tu rākṣaso raibhyam āgamat | anujñātas tu raibhyena tayā nāryā sahāvasat |

Translation

Having slain Yavakrīta, the rākṣasa returned to Raibhya. With Raibhya’s permission, he remained there with that woman—fashioned as a magical instrument—serving in Raibhya’s household.

Word by Word

• यवक्रीतम्: Yavakrīta (as object)
• यवक्रीतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: यवक्रीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हत्वा: having killed
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Active, Non-finite

• तु: but/then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• राक्षसः: the demon (Rākṣasa)
• राक्षसः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रैभ्यम्: to/unto Raibhya (as object of motion)
• रैभ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रैभ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आगमत्: came/returned
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) उपसर्ग: आ-
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अनुज्ञातः: having been permitted
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुज्ञा (धातु: ज्ञा with anu-) / कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: and/then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• रैभ्येण: by Raibhya
• रैभ्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रैभ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तया: with her/by her
• तया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• नार्या: with the woman
• नार्या: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सह: together with
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• अवसत्: dwelt/stayed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु) उपसर्ग: अव-
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yavakrīta
• Rākṣasa
• Raibhya
• Nārī (the woman; kṛtyā in context)