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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 1.7.13

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
33
Verses
1146
Level
intermediate

Sarga 7 · Verse 13

Verse 13

शक्तो ह्येष मया गुप्तो दिव्येन स्वेन तेजसा । राक्षसा येऽपकर्तारस्तेषां मूर्द्धविनिग्रहे ॥ १३ ॥

śaktō hyēṣa mayā guptō divyēna svēna tējasā | rākṣasā yē’pakartārastēṣāṁ mūrddhavinigrahē || 13 ||

Translation

"For, guarded by me and by his own divine power, he is able to strike off the heads of the demons who do us harm.

Word by word

śaktō
(śaktaḥ) able
hi
for
ēṣa
he
mayā
by me
guptō
(guptaḥ) guarded
divyēna
divine
svēna
his own
tējasā
by power
rākṣasā
(rākṣasāḥ) the demons
yē
who
apakartāras
(apakartāraḥ) do harm
tēṣāṁ
their
mūrddha
heads
vinigrahē
to strike off

Meaning

Rāma will not go unprotected: the sage's power will stand behind him.