Shloka 12

Sarasvatī-Śāpavimokṣa, Rākṣasa-Mokṣa, and Aruṇā-Tīrtha

Indra–Namuci Expiation

Devanagari script

आनयिष्यति वेगेन वसिष्ठ॑ तपतां वरम्‌ । इहागतं द्विजश्रेष्ठ हनिष्यामि न संशय:

Transliteration

ānayiṣyati vegena vasiṣṭhaṁ tapatāṁ varam | ihāgataṁ dvijaśreṣṭhaṁ haniṣyāmi na saṁśayaḥ ||

Translation

“ಈ ಸರಸ್ವತಿ ವೇಗದಿಂದ ವಸಿಷ್ಠನನ್ನು—ತಪಸ್ವಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನನ್ನು—ಇಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ತರುತ್ತಾಳೆ; ಇಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಬಂದ ಆ ದ್ವಿಜಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನನ್ನು ನಾನು ಸಂಹರಿಸುವೆನು—ಸಂದೇಹವೇ ಇಲ್ಲ.”

Word by Word

• आनयिष्यति: will bring
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी (नी)
• Form: Lṛṭ (simple future), Parasmaipada, 3, singular

• वेगेन: by (its) speed/force
• वेगेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेग
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• वसिष्ठम्: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• तपताम्: of ascetics (those who practice austerity)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपत् (from √तप्)
• Form: masculine, genitive, plural

• वरम्: the best/excellent
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वर
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• आगतम्: having come/arrived
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गत (from √गम्)
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• द्विजश्रेष्ठ: O best of the twice-born (Brahmin)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + श्रेष्ठ
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

• हनिष्यामि: I will kill
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Lṛṭ (simple future), Parasmaipada, 1, singular

• न: not/no
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• संशयः: doubt
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• भरतनन्दन: O descendant/joy of Bharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत + नन्दन
• Form: masculine, vocative, singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśaṃpāyana
• Vasiṣṭha
• Sarasvatī

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even a person oriented toward dharma can be overtaken by anger and hostility; ethical vigilance is required so that tapas, status, or certainty does not become a justification for violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker reports a determined intention: Sarasvatī is expected to bring the sage Vasiṣṭha swiftly, and upon his arrival the would-be aggressor declares he will kill him without doubt—signaling an escalation of conflict involving revered ascetics.