Srimad Bhagavatam — Ashtama Skandha, Shloka 26

Manvantara Enumerations Begin: Svāyambhuva’s Austerity, Yajñapati’s Protection, and the Avatāras up to Hari

Gajendra Prelude

Devanagari script

सोऽनृतव्रतदु:शीलानसतो यक्षराक्षसान् । भूतद्रुहो भूतगणांश्चावधीत् सत्यजित्सख: ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

so ’nṛta-vrata-duḥśīlān asato yakṣa-rākṣasān bhūta-druho bhūta-gaṇāṁś cāvadhīt satyajit-sakhaḥ

Translation

Satyasena, along with His friend Satyajit, who was the King of heaven, Indra, killed all the untruthful, impious and misbehaved Yakṣas, Rākṣasas and ghostly living entities, who gave pains to other living beings.

Synonyms

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अनृत-व्रत-दुःशीलान्: those of false vows and bad conduct
• अनृत-व्रत-दुःशीलान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनृत (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःशील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (अनृतं व्रतं येषाम्; दुःशीलाः)

• असतः: the wicked
• असतः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; 'असत्' = wicked/untrue (acc. pl. असतः)

• यक्ष-राक्षसान्: Yakṣas and Rākṣasas
• यक्ष-राक्षसान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (यक्षाश्च राक्षसाश्च)

• भूत-द्रुहः: those who harm beings
• भूत-द्रुहः: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + द्रुह् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; √द्रुह् द्रोहे)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (भूतान् द्रुह्यन्ति ये)

• भूत-गणान्: hosts of beings
• भूत-गणान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (भूतानां गणाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• अवधीत्: killed
• अवधीत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-√हन् (धातु; हिंसायाम्)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सत्यजित्-सखः: friend of Satyajit
• सत्यजित्-सखः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यजित् (प्रातिपदिक) + सखि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सत्यजितः सखा)

Characters & Entities

• Satyajit
• Yakṣas
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about breaking vows (anṛta-vrata)?

This verse condemns those who are untrue to their vows and depicts them as irreligious and dangerous, fit to be restrained by righteous authority.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavata Purana Canto 8 Chapter 1?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating to Mahārāja Parīkṣit, describing the suppression of wicked Yakṣas and Rākṣasas.

How can this teaching be applied in modern life?

Keep truthful commitments, cultivate good character, and protect others from harm—standing against cruelty and exploitation through dharmic means.