Shloka 19

मैत्रेयागमनम् — The Arrival of Maitreya and the Admonition to Duryodhana

Devanagari script

अथ तां राक्षसीं मायामुत्थितां घोरदर्शनाम्‌ । रक्षोघ्नैविविधैर्मन्त्रैधौम्य: सम्यक्प्रयोजितै:

Transliteration

atha tāṁ rākṣasīṁ māyām utthitāṁ ghoradarśanām | rakṣoghnaiḥ vividhair mantraiḥ dhaumyaḥ samyak prayojitaiḥ ||

Translation

Then that terrifying, dreadful-looking rākṣasī-illusion arose; and Dhaumya, having properly employed various mantras that destroy rākṣasas, countered it effectively—showing how disciplined sacred knowledge is used to protect dharma against deceptive, harmful forces.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• ताम्: her/that (f.)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• राक्षसीम्: rākṣasī, demoness
• राक्षसीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षसी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मायाम्: illusion, magical power
• मायाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उत्थिताम्: arisen, sprung up
• उत्थिताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्-स्था
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• घोर-दर्शनाम्: of terrible appearance
• घोर-दर्शनाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोरदर्शना
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• रक्षः-घ्नैः: with demon-slaying
• रक्षः-घ्नैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्षोघ्न
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• मन्त्रैः: by mantras/spells
• मन्त्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• धौम्यः: Dhaumya (the sage)
• धौम्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धौम्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सम्यक्: properly, well
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्

• प्रयोजितैः: applied/employed
• प्रयोजितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-युज्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhaumya
• rākṣasī
• māyā
• rakṣoghnāḥ mantrāḥ