Shloka 11

यवक्रीत-वधः

The Slaying of Yavakrīta at Raibhya’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

ततः समभवद्‌ रक्षो घोराक्षं भीमदर्शनम्‌ । अब्रूतां तौ तदा रैभ्यं कि कार्य करवावहै,उससे एक राक्षस प्रकट हुआ, जिसकी आँखें बड़ी डरावनी थीं। वह देखनेमें बड़ा भयानक प्रतीत होता था। उस समय उन दोनोंने रैभ्य मुनिसे पूछा--“'हम आपकी किस आज्ञाका पालन करें?”

Transliteration

tataḥ samabhavad rakṣo ghorākṣaṃ bhīmadarśanam | abrūtāṃ tau tadā raibhyaṃ kiṃ kāryaṃ karavāvahai ||

Translation

随即现出一罗刹，目光凶怖，形容骇人。其时二者对仙人赖毗耶说道：“依尊者之命，我等当行何事？”

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः
• Form: Avyaya (ablatival adverb)

• समभवत्: arose/came into being
• समभवत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada

• रक्षः: a rākṣasa/demon
• रक्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस्
• Form: Neuter, nominative, singular

• घोराक्षम्: having terrible eyes
• घोराक्षम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोराक्ष
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular (agreeing with रक्षः in sense; form used as adjective to rक्षः)

• भीमदर्शनम्: fearsome to behold/of dreadful appearance
• भीमदर्शनम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीमदर्शन
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular (agreeing with रक्षः in sense; descriptive epithet)

• अब्रूताम्: the two said/asked
• अब्रूताम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd person, dual, Parasmaipada

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, nominative, dual

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा
• Form: Avyaya (temporal adverb)

• रैभ्यम्: Raibhya (the sage)
• रैभ्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun (proper name/adjective used as noun)
• Root: रैभ्य
• Form: Masculine, accusative, singular

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: किम्
• Form: Neuter, accusative, singular

• कार्य: to be done; duty/task
• कार्य: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: कार्य
• Form: Neuter, nominative/accusative, singular (predicate: 'to be done')

• करवावहै: should we do / shall we perform
• करवावहै: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: Optative (Vidhiliṅ), 1st person, dual, Parasmaipada, causative nuance (let us do/should we do)

Speaker

लोगश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Raibhya (sage)
• a rākṣasa (demon-like being)
• the two speakers (unnamed in this verse)