Shloka 11

Jaṭāsura-praveśa, Draupadī-apaharaṇa, and Jaṭāsura-vadha (जटासुरप्रवेशः द्रौपद्यपहरणं च जटासुरवधः)

Devanagari script

तच्च क्रोधवशा नाम राक्षसा राजशासनात्‌ । रक्षन्ति शतसाहसारश्रित्रायुधपरिच्छदा:,महाराज कुबेरके आदेशसे क्रोधवश नामक राक्षस, जिनकी संख्या एक लाख थी, विचित्र आयुध और वेशभूषासे सुसज्जित हो उसकी रक्षा करते थे

Transliteration

tac ca krodhavaśā nāma rākṣasā rājaśāsanāt | rakṣanti śatasāhasrā vicitrāyudhaparicchadāḥ ||

Translation

Dijo Vaiśampāyana: «Y, por mandato del rey, los rākṣasas llamados Krodhavaśa—cien mil en número, provistos de armas variadas y pertrechos de guerra—montaban guardia sobre él».

Word by Word

तत्that (one/thing)

चand

क्रोधवशाःthose under the sway of anger / named Krodhavaśa

नामby name

राक्षसाःrakshasas (demons/guardians)

राजशासनात्from/under the king's command

रक्षन्तिthey protect/guard

शतसाहसाःa hundred-thousand (in number)

विचित्रायुधपरिच्छदाःequipped with varied weapons and gear/attire

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Krodhavaśa (rākṣasas)

the king (rājā, implied)

the guarded object (tat, implied)

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the force of royal authority and organized protection: even fierce beings ‘under anger’ (krodhavaśa) are bound into disciplined service by command, suggesting that power and temperament must be governed by order and duty to prevent chaos.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes a guarded place/object being protected under a king’s directive by a vast host—one hundred thousand—of rākṣasas called Krodhavaśa, distinguished by their diverse weapons and military equipment.