Shloka 10

Devanagari script

भक्षार्थं जातसंरम्भा गर्जन्ती साभ्यधावत।0आपतन्तीं तु तां दृष्ट्वा अगस्त्यो भगवानृषि:।।।।राक्षसत्वं भजस्वेति मारीचं व्याजहार स:। 1

Transliteration

bhakṣārthaṃ jāta-saṃrambhā garjantī sābhyadhāvata | āpatantīṃ tu tāṃ dṛṣṭvā agastyo bhagavān ṛṣiḥ | rākṣasatvaṃ bhajasveti mārīcaṃ vyājahāra saḥ || 1.25.10 ||

Translation

喰らわんとする衝動に燃え、咆哮して彼女は突進した。迫り来るのを見て、尊き聖仙アガスティヤはマーリーチャに告げた。「汝はラークシャサの性を帯びよ。」

Word by Word

• bhakṣārtham: for eating/devouring
• bhakṣārtham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakṣa + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa = bhakṣa-artha; Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti (Accusative) Ekavacana; used adverbially (purpose)

• jātasaṃrambhā: having arisen fury/haste
• jātasaṃrambhā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāta + saṃrambha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa-samāsa = jāta-saṃrambha; Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti Ekavacana

• garjantī: roaring
• garjantī: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: garj (धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ (Present active participle/शतृ) from √garj (गर्ज्); Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti Ekavacana

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Strīliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti Ekavacana

• abhyadhāvata: rushed towards
• abhyadhāvata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi + dhāv (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (Imperfect/Past), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• āpatantīṃ: approaching/falling upon
• āpatantīṃ: Karma (कर्म; object of dṛṣṭvā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā + pat (धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ (Present active participle) from √pat (पत्) with upasarga ā-; Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti Ekavacana

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphasis particle

• tāṃ: her
• tāṃ: Karma (कर्म/Object of dṛṣṭvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti Ekavacana

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Ktvā-anta (Absolutive/Gerund/क्त्वा) from √dṛś (दृश्)

• agastyaḥ: Agastya
• agastyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agastya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti Ekavacana

• bhagavān: venerable
• bhagavān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti Ekavacana

• ṛṣiḥ: sage
• ṛṣiḥ: Karta (कर्ता; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti Ekavacana

• rākṣasatvam: demon-nature
• rākṣasatvam: Karma (कर्म/Object of bhajasva)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa + tva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Taddhita (त्व) abstract noun; Napuṃsaka-liṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti Ekavacana

• bhajasva: take up/partake
• bhajasva: Kriyā (क्रिया/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhaj (धातु)
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (Imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Ekavacana, Ātmanepada

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyapariccheda (वाक्यपरिच्छेद/Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, Quotative particle (इति)

• mārīcaṃ: Mārīca
• mārīcaṃ: Karma (कर्म/Object of vyājahāra)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārīca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti Ekavacana

• vyājahāra: uttered/spoke
• vyājahāra: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + ā + hṛ (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ-lakāra (Perfect), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana, Parasmaipada; idiomatically 'spoke/uttered'

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता; apposition to agastyaḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti Ekavacana

Context

Roaring, she rushed with excitement to devour him. The venerable rishi Agastya saw her approaching him and cursed Maricha to assume form of a demoness.

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• Mārīca
• Rākṣasa (demon-nature)

FAQs

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

Unchecked aggression leads to moral and existential downfall; dharma warns that predatory intent invites consequences, especially when directed against the righteous.

What is the narrative situation?

Viśvāmitra recounts an earlier episode: Agastya confronts an attacker and pronounces a transformative curse upon Mārīca.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Agastya’s ascetic potency and protective severity—using spiritual authority to restrain adharma.