Shloka 14

Prajñā as Pratiṣṭhā — Indra–Kāśyapa Saṃvāda (Śānti-parva 12.173)

Devanagari script

तमादायाथ रक्षांसि द्रुतं मेरुत्रजं ययु:

Transliteration

tam ādāyātha rakṣāṃsi drutaṃ meru-trajaṃ yayuḥ

Translation

அவனைத் தூக்கிக்கொண்டு ராட்சசர்கள் விரைந்து மேரு மலையின் சரிவுகளின் நோக்கி சென்றனர்.

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आदाय: having taken
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-दा (दा)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

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

• रक्षांसि: the Rakshasas (demons)
• रक्षांसि: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Plural

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत

• मेरुत्रजम्: to/unto Merutraja (a proper name/place-name)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मेरुत्रज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ययुः: went
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Rakṣasas
• Mount Meru

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic warning: when rightful protection and moral restraint are absent, predatory forces can seize the unguarded; maintaining dharma includes safeguarding others from such harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that the rākṣasas, after taking the person referred to as 'him' (tam), quickly depart toward the region of Mount Meru.