Shloka 33

Aṣṭāvakra–Strī-saṃvāda: Dhṛti, hospitality, and a dispute on autonomy

Devanagari script

अथ ते राक्षसा: सर्वे येडभिरक्षन्ति पद्मिनीम्‌ प्रत्युत्थिता भगवन्तं मणिभद्रपुरोगमा:

Transliteration

atha te rākṣasāḥ sarve yeḍabhirakṣanti padminīm pratyutthitā bhagavantaṁ maṇibhadrapurogamāḥ

Translation

そのとき、パドミニーを守護していた羅刹たちは皆、マニバドラを先頭に、尊ぶべき御方の前に恭しく立ち上がった。

Word by Word

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

• ते: those/they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• राक्षसाः: Rakshasas (demons)
• राक्षसाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• ये: who
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• इभिः: with elephants
• इभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इभ
• Form: masculine, instrumental, plural

• रक्षन्ति: protect/guard
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: present, third, plural, parasmaipada

• पद्मिनीम्: Padminī (a woman named Padminī)
• पद्मिनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद्मिनी
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• प्रत्युत्थिताः: having risen up (in response)
• प्रत्युत्थिताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-उत्-स्था
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural, क्त (past passive participle)

• भगवन्तम्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत्
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• मणिभद्रपुरोगमाः: having Maṇibhadra in front/led by Maṇibhadra
• मणिभद्रपुरोगमाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मणिभद्र-पुरोगम
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Rākṣasas
• Padminī
• Bhagavān (revered person addressed/encountered)
• Maṇibhadra

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even beings associated with violence or fear (rākṣasas) can act within dharma when they recognize rightful spiritual or moral authority; reverence and self-restraint are presented as marks of order and righteousness.

What is happening in the narrative?

The rākṣasas assigned to guard Padminī rise and present themselves respectfully before a revered figure, with Maṇibhadra leading them, indicating a formal reception and acknowledgment of higher status.