Shloka 12

सिद्धाश्रम

यज्ञरक्षणम् — Protection of Viśvāmitra’s Sacrifice at Siddhāśrama

Devanagari script

मारीचश्च सुबाहुश्च तयोरनुचराश्च ये।आगम्य भीमसङ्काशा रुधिरौघमवासृजन्।।।।

Transliteration

mārīcaś ca subāhuś ca tayor anucarāś ca ye | āgamya bhīmasaṅkāśā rudhiraugham avāsṛjan ||

Translation

摩利遮与苏婆呼，连同他们那些形貌可怖的随从，来到此处，向祭仪倾泻如洪的血流。

Word by Word

• मारीचः: Maricha
• मारीचः: कर्ता (co-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मारीच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• सुबाहुः: Subahu
• सुबाहुः: कर्ता (co-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुबाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, द्विवचन

• अनुचराः: followers, attendants
• अनुचराः: कर्ता (co-subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• ये: who, those who
• ये: कर्ता (relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अनुवर्तक (relative pronoun)

• आगम्य: having arrived
• आगम्य: पूर्वकाल (Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘having come/arrived’

• भीम-सङ्काशाः: of dreadful appearance
• भीम-सङ्काशाः: विशेषण (to अनुचराः/ये)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्काश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘fearful in appearance’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अनुचरान् विशेषयति

• रुधिर-ओघम्: a flood/stream of blood
• रुधिर-ओघम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुधिर (प्रातिपदिक) + ओघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/कर्मधारयार्थे ‘stream of blood’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अवासृजन्: poured forth, let loose
• अवासृजन्: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Context

Maricha and Subahu of fearful appearance arrived with their followers and rained streams of blood (on the sacrificial altar).

Characters & Entities

• Mārīca
• Subāhu
• rākṣasas (followers)
• yajña (sacrificial rite/altar context)

FAQs

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

Dharma is framed as the protection of sacred rites (yajña) and social-religious order; the rākṣasas’ act is adharma because it desecrates a sanctified duty performed for the welfare of all.

What is the narrative situation?

Mārīca and Subāhu arrive to disrupt Viśvāmitra’s sacrifice by raining blood, escalating the crisis that requires Rāma’s protective intervention.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

By contrast (through the villains’ act), the virtue foregrounded is the kṣatriya duty of safeguarding dharma—soon to be embodied by Rāma’s decisive protection of the yajña.