Shloka 65

पञ्चाप्सरो-सरः कथनम् तथा अगस्त्याश्रममार्गनिर्देशः

Panchapsara Lake Account and Directions to Agastya

Devanagari script

कुतो निष्क्रमितुं शक्तिर्मया जीर्णस्य रक्षसः।।।।भ्रातुस्ते मेषरूपस्य गतस्य यमसादनम्।

Transliteration

kuto niṣkramituṃ śaktir mayā jīrṇasya rakṣasaḥ | bhrātus te meṣarūpasya gatasya yamasādanam || 3.11.65 ||

Translation

Comment ton frère—ce rākṣasa sous la forme d’un bélier—pourrait-il sortir, puisque je l’ai déjà digéré ? Il est allé au séjour de Yama.

Word by Word

• कुतः: from where; how possibly
• कुतः: क्रियाविशेषण (source/possibility)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुतः (अव्यय/प्रश्न)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नवाचक (interrogative adverb)

• निष्क्रमितुम्: to come out
• निष्क्रमितुम्: प्रयोजन/कर्म (complement of śaktiḥ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निस्-√क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), 'to come out'

• शक्तिः: power, ability
• शक्तिः: कर्ता/विधेय (subject: 'power')
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: करण/कर्ता (agent: 'by me')
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• जीर्णस्य: of the digested
• जीर्णस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीर्ण (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √जॄ/जृ)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; रक्षसः-विशेषण

• रक्षसः: of the demon
• रक्षसः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive: of the demon)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस/रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• भ्रातुः: of (your) brother
• भ्रातुः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Genitive: 'your')
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• मेषरूपस्य: of sheep-form
• मेषरूपस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेष + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (मेषस्य रूपम्)

• गतस्य: of one who has gone
• गतस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √गम्)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; (past participle) भ्रातुः-विशेषण

• यमसादनम्: to Yama's abode
• यमसादनम्: कर्म (destination as object with gatasya implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम + सादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/गति-लक्ष्य), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (यमस्य सादनम्)

Context

I have digested the demon Vatapi your brother, who assumed the form of a sheep. He has reached the abode of Yama, Lord of death. Where does he have the power to come out?

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• Ilvala
• Vātāpi
• Yama
• rākṣasa

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Satya (truth) is used as a corrective to deceit: Agastya states plainly that the harm-doer has met the consequence of his own adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Ilvala calls for Vātāpi to emerge, but Agastya reveals that Vātāpi has been fully digested and is dead.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Satya and fearlessness—Agastya speaks the truth without hesitation, demonstrating spiritual certainty and moral authority.