Shloka 18

Devanagari script

नैशानि सर्वभूतानि प्रचरन्ति ततस्तत:।यक्षराक्षससङ्घाश्च रौद्राश्च पिशिताशना:।।।।

Transliteration

naiśāni sarvabhūtāni pracaranti tatas tataḥ |

yakṣa-rākṣasa-saṅghāś ca raudrāś ca piśitāśanāḥ ||

Translation

मग रात्रिचर सर्व प्राणी इकडे-तिकडे फिरू लागले; यक्ष-राक्षसांचे टोळके आणि रौद्र, मांसभक्षकही।

Word by Word

• naiśāni: nocturnal
• naiśāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: naiśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण of sarvabhūtāni

• sarvabhūtāni: all beings
• sarvabhūtāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• pracaranti: move about
• pracaranti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√car (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• tatas: from there/thereupon
• tatas: Deśa/Prakāra (देश/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• tataḥ: here and there
• tataḥ: Deśa/Prakāra (देश/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb); पुनरुक्ति for distributive sense

• yakṣa-rākṣasa-saṅghāḥ: groups of Yakṣas and Rākṣasas
• yakṣa-rākṣasa-saṅghāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa + rākṣasa + saṅgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• raudrāḥ: fierce
• raudrāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: raudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural); विशेषण of saṅghāḥ/piśitāśanāḥ

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• piśitāśanāḥ: flesh-eaters
• piśitāśanāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: piśita + āśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural)

Context

Having spoken thus the highly lustrous, great ascetic rested. All sages praised him,saying, "well-said! well-said!"

Characters & Entities

• Yakṣas
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

The verse frames the night as a time when disruptive forces move about, underscoring the dharmic need for vigilance and protection of ascetic spaces from adharma.

What is the narrative situation?

The narration heightens the nocturnal setting by noting the movement of supernatural and dangerous beings.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Implicitly, the protector’s virtue—courage and readiness to guard dharma against predatory forces.