Shloka 25.12-13Unverified draft
अगस्त्य: परमक्रुद्धस्ताटकामपि शप्तवान्।।1.25.11।। पुरुषादी महायक्षी विरूपा विकृतानना। इदं रूपं विहायाथ दारुणं रूपमस्तु ते।।1.25.12।।
Meaning
Agastya, greatly angered, cursed Tataka as well, declaring: abandon this form and become a hideous, misshapen man-eating yakshi, monstrous of face.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
Shloka 1.25.12
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| agastyaḥ parama-kruddhaḥ | अगस्त्यः परम-क्रुद्धः | Agastya, greatly enraged | Nominative singular |
| tāṭakām api śaptavān | ताटकाम् अपि शप्तवान् | cursed Tataka too | Accusative singular / Verb (periphrastic perfect) |
Shloka 1.25.13
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| puruṣa-ādī mahā-yakṣī | पुरुष-आदी महा-यक्षी | become a man-eating great yakshi | Nominative singular |
| virūpā vikṛta-ānanā | विरूपा विकृत-आनना | of deformed shape, of distorted face | Nominative singular |
| idam rūpam vihāya atha | इदम् रूपम् विहाय अथ | abandoning this [present] form | Accusative singular / Gerund |
| dāruṇam rūpam astu te | दारुणम् रूपम् अस्तु ते | let a terrible form be yours | Nominative singular / Verb (imperative) |
Reference: 1.25.12-13 · Bāla Kāṇḍa