Shloka 9

यवक्रीत-वधः

The Slaying of Yavakrīta at Raibhya’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

स तदा मन्युना5<विष्टस्तपस्वी कोपनो भृशम्‌ | अवलुच्य जटामेकां जुहावाग्नौ सुसंस्कृते,तपस्वी रैभ्य स्वभावसे ही बड़े क्रोधी थे, तिसपर भी उस समय उनके ऊपर क्रोधका आवेश छा रहा था। अतः उन्होंने अपनी एक जटा उखाड़कर संस्कारपूर्वक स्थापित की हुई अग्निमें होम दी

Transliteration

sa tadā manyunāviṣṭas tapassvī kopano bhṛśam | avalucya jaṭām ekāṃ juhāvāgnau susaṃskṛte ||

Translation

Then, seized by anger, the ascetic—by nature fiercely irascible—tore out a single lock of his matted hair and, with due ritual preparation, offered it as an oblation into the well-consecrated fire.

Word by Word

सःhe

तदाthen

मन्युनाby anger

आविष्टःpossessed/overcome

तपस्वीascetic

कोपनःwrathful

भृशम्exceedingly

अवलुच्यhaving plucked out

जटाम्a matted lock (of hair)

एकाम्one

जुहावoffered (as oblation)

अग्नौin the fire

सुसंस्कृतेwell-prepared/consecrated

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

Raibhya (ṛṣi/tapasvin)

Agni (sacrificial fire)

jaṭā (ascetic lock of hair)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes