All 50 Uses of
yield
in
The Ramayana
- Devoid of envy, firm, and sage, Whose tranquil soul ne'er yields to rage?†
Book 1 (definition 2)
- Five captains of the host he slew, Seven sons of councillors o'erthrew; Crushed youthful Aksha on the field, Then to his captors chose to yield.†
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- The pleasing charm of that strange bowl, The touch of a tender limb, Over his yielding spirit stole And sweetly vanquished him.†
Book 1 (definition 2)
- Soon as the saint's approach he knew, The king, to yield him honour due, Went forth to meet him with a band Of priests and nobles of the land: "Hail, Sage," he cried, "O joy to me!†
Book 1 (definition 2)
- And yield the fruit I long to see.†
Book 1 (definition 2)
- All these the mighty saint will yield To Ráma's hand, to own and wield; And armed with these, beyond a doubt Shall Ráma put those fiends to rout.†
Book 1 (definition 1)
- Here Siva's dart to thee I yield, And that which Vish? u wont to wield.
Book 1 (definition 1)yield = give up (surrender), or give in
- Then all the Gods of heaven, in need Of Gangá's help their vows to speed, To great Himálaya came and prayed The mountain King to yield the maid.†
Book 1 (definition 2)
- She knew him in the saint's disguise, Lord Indra of the Thousand Eyes, But touched by love's unholy fire, She yielded to the God's desire.†
Book 1 (definition 1)
- I will not give my cow away Who yields me what I ask each day.†
Book 1 (definition 2)
- A boundless power 'tis thine to wield: To such a king thou shouldst not yield, Who, very mighty though he be,— So fierce thy strength,—must bow to thee.
Book 1 (definition 1)yield = give up, give in, or give way
- Alone, unyielding to dismay, Though burnt by anguish night and day, Great Visvámitra's side he sought, Whose treasures were by penance bought.†
Book 1 (definition 1)
- Long time he strove, but forced to yield Fled from his kingdom and the field.
Book 1 (definition 1)yield = give in, give way, or give up
- All Dasaratha's sons, I ween, Own each young grace of form and mien: Brave as the Gods are they, nor yield To the great Lords the worlds who shield.†
Book 1 (definition 1)
- Now call it by what name thou wilt, Justice, injustice, virtue, guilt, Thy word and oath remain the same, And thou must yield what thus I claim.†
Book 2 (definition 2)
- Yield to despair, go mad, or die, Or sink within the rifted earth; Thy fell request will I deny, Thou shamer of thy royal birth.†
Book 2 (definition 1)
- Now to preserve thy righteous fame, And yielding to my earnest claim— Thrice I repeat it—send thy child, Thy Ráma, to the forest wild.
Book 2 (definition 1)yielding = giving in, giving up, or giving way (easily moved or soft)
- To Bharat I would yield my wife, My realm and wealth, mine own dear life, Unasked I fain would yield them all: More gladly at my father's call, More gladly when the gift may free His honour and bring joy to thee.†
Book 2 (definition 2)
- To Bharat I would yield my wife, My realm and wealth, mine own dear life, Unasked I fain would yield them all: More gladly at my father's call, More gladly when the gift may free His honour and bring joy to thee.†
Book 2 (definition 2)
- So to his grief he would not yield Lest the sad change their hearts might rend, And, the dread tiding unrevealed, Spared from the blow each faithful friend.†
Book 2 (definition 2)
- To Bharat's hand the king will yield The regent power I thought to wield, And me, a hermit, will he send My days in Da?†
Book 2 (definition 2)
- Thou must with love his rule obey To whom my father yields the sway.
Book 2 (definition 2) *yields = gives or produces
- Doubt not; the earth will yield me roots, These will I eat, and woodland fruits; And as with thee I wander there I will not bring thee grief or care.
Book 2 (definition 2)yield = give
- Each serpent from his hole shall hie, The birds and beasts from mountain fly, Lions and elephants in fear Shall quit the woods when we come near, Yield the broad wilds for us to range, And take our city in exchange.†
Book 2 (definition 2)
- Nor could the eyes that watched her view One yielding look, one change of hue.†
Book 2 (definition 2)
- Bharat, be sure, will never deign O'er realms his father yields, to reign.†
Book 2 (definition 2)
- He saw, as still he hurried through With steeds which swift as arrows flew, Hamlets and groves with blossoms fair, And fields which showed the tillers' care, While from the clustered dwellings near The words of peasants reached his ear: "Fie on our lord the king, whose soul Is yielded up to love's control!†
Book 2 (definition 2)
- If, when the fourteen years are past, Ráma reseeks his home at last, I think not Bharat will consent To yield the wealth and government.†
Book 2 (definition 2)
- His lady's soothing words in part Relieved the monarch's aching heart, Who, wearied out by all his woes, Yielded to sleep and took repose.
Book 2 (definition 1)yielded = gave in, gave way, or gave up
- First from the wound extract the dart That kills me with its deadly smart, E'en as the flushed impetuous tide Eats through the river's yielding side."†
Book 2 (definition 2)
- Seek the blest home prepared for all The valiant who in battle fall, Who face the foe and scorn to yield, In glory dying on the field.
Book 2 (definition 1)yield = give in, give way, or give up
- Thus sire and brother yield to thee This realm from all annoyance free: Rejoice thy lords: enjoy thine own: Anointed king, ascend the throne.†
Book 2 (definition 1)
- Kausalyá, by her woe oppressed, The senseless Bharat's limbs caressed, As a fond cow in love and fear Caresses oft her youngling dear: Then yielding to her woe she said, Weeping and sore disquieted: "What torments, O my son, are these Of sudden pain or swift disease?"
Book 2 (definition 1)yielding = giving in, giving up, or giving way (easily moved or soft)
- But ne'er in vain this dart may flee; Yield for thy life a part of thee, What portion of thy body, say, Shall this mine arrow rend away?†
Book 2 (definition 2)
- To Raghu's son he made reply: "O Ráma, I will yield an eye.†
Book 2 (definition 2)
- And Bharat gazing, overcome By sorrow for a while was dumb, Then, yielding to his woe, he ran To Ráma and with sobs began: "He who a royal seat should fill With subjects round to do his will, My elder brother,—see him here, With silvan creatures waiting near."
Book 2 (definition 1)yielding = giving in, giving up, or giving way (easily moved or soft)
- This now, my lord, I yield to thee: Enjoy it, from all trouble free.†
Book 2 (definition 1)
- My better thou in lore divine, My birth, my sense must yield to thine: While thou, my lord, art here to reign, How shall my hands the rule maintain?
Book 2 (definition 1)yield = give in
- Long time he strove, but forced to yield Fled from his kingdom and the field.
Book 2 (definition 1)yield = give in, give way, or give up
- Yield thou to Bharat's fond request, With earnest supplication pressed, So wilt thou to thyself be true, And faith and duty still pursue."†
Book 2 (definition 2)
- Like a robbed Bráhman will I lie,(393) Nor taste of food nor turn my eye, In front of Ráma's leafy cot, And till he yield will leave him not."†
Book 2 (definition 2)
- With joy the prostrate monster heard Victorious Ráma's welcome word, And straight Kakutstha's son, the best Of men, in words like these addressed: "I yield, O chieftain, overthrown By might that vies with Indra's own."
Book 3 (definition 1)yield = give up (surrender), or give in
- The Bráhman-slayers raised on high Their mighty spears and made reply: They spoke with eyes aglow with ire, While Ráma's burnt with vengeful tire, And answered thus, in fury wild, That peerless chief whose tones were mild: "Nay thou hast angered, overbold, Khara our lord, the mighty-souled, And for thy sin, in battle strife Shalt yield to us thy forfeit life.†
Book 3 (definition 1)
- When we equipped for fight advance With brandished pike and mace and lance, Thou, vanquished in the desperate field, Thy bow, thy strength, thy life shalt yield.†
Book 3 (definition 2)
- He drew his arrows forth, and reared And strained that bow which foemen feared, And yielded to the vengeful sway Of fierce desire that host to slay.
Book 3 (definition 1)yielded = gave in, gave way, or gave up
- Then yielding to each deadly stroke, Forth spouting streams of blood and smoke, The headless trunk bedrenched with gore Fell to the ground and moved no more.
Book 3 (definition 1)yielding = giving in, giving up, or giving way (easily moved or soft)
- When Khara felt each deadened power Yielding beneath that murderous shower, He charged, infuriate with the scent Of blood, in dire bewilderment.†
Book 3 (definition 2)
- Sky, stars, and constellations, all To his fierce might would yield and fall.†
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- Will-governed, through the yielding skies.†
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- Its lovely shape his breast beguiled Moved by the prayer of Janak's child, And yielding for her pleasure's sake, To Lakshma?†
Book 3 (definition 2)
Definitions:
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(1) (yield as in: yield to pressure) to give in, give way, or give up
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(2) (yield as in: will yield valuable data) to produce (usually something wanted); or the thing or amount produced