Shloka 19

मैत्रेयागमनम् — The Arrival of Maitreya and the Admonition to Duryodhana

Devanagari script

अथ तां राक्षसीं मायामुत्थितां घोरदर्शनाम्‌ । रक्षोघ्नैविविधैर्मन्त्रैधौम्य: सम्यक्प्रयोजितै:

Transliteration

atha tāṁ rākṣasīṁ māyām utthitāṁ ghoradarśanām | rakṣoghnaiḥ vividhair mantraiḥ dhaumyaḥ samyak prayojitaiḥ ||

Translation

Rồi ảo thuật của nữ rākṣasī ấy trỗi dậy, hình dung ghê rợn đáng sợ. Nhưng Dhaumya, sau khi vận dụng đúng phép nhiều loại thần chú diệt rākṣasa, đã hóa giải nó một cách hữu hiệu—cho thấy tri thức thiêng liêng, được rèn luyện kỷ luật, được dùng để bảo hộ dharma trước những thế lực lừa dối và gây hại.

Word by Word

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

• ताम्: her/that (f.)
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• राक्षसीम्: rākṣasī, demoness
• राक्षसीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षसी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• मायाम्: illusion, magical power
• मायाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: माया
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• उत्थिताम्: arisen, sprung up
• उत्थिताम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्-स्था
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• घोर-दर्शनाम्: of terrible appearance
• घोर-दर्शनाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोरदर्शना
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• रक्षः-घ्नैः: with demon-slaying
• रक्षः-घ्नैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्षोघ्न
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• मन्त्रैः: by mantras/spells
• मन्त्रैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• धौम्यः: Dhaumya (the sage)
• धौम्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धौम्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सम्यक्: properly, well
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक्

• प्रयोजितैः: applied/employed
• प्रयोजितैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-युज्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural, क्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

विदुर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhaumya
• rākṣasī
• māyā
• rakṣoghnāḥ mantrāḥ

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Harmful deception (māyā) is met not by panic but by disciplined, properly applied sacred knowledge; the verse highlights right method (samyak) and protective action in service of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

A dreadful rākṣasī-like magical illusion manifests, and Dhaumya responds by correctly applying various rākṣasa-destroying mantras to neutralize the threat.