Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 32

The Syamantaka Jewel: Accusation, Recovery, and Kṛṣṇa’s Marriage to Satyabhāmā

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त: स्वां दुहितरं कन्यां जाम्बवतीं मुदा । अर्हणार्थं स मणिना कृष्णायोपजहार ह ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

ity uktaḥ svāṁ duhitaraṁ kanyāṁ jāmbavatīṁ mudā arhaṇārtham sa maṇinā kṛṣṇāyopajahāra ha

Translation

Thus addressed, Jāmbavān happily honored Lord Kṛṣṇa by offering Him his maiden daughter, Jāmbavatī, together with the jewel.

Synonyms

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotation particle (इति-प्रयोग), indeclinable (अव्यय)

• uktaḥ: having said
• uktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता, implied subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त-प्रत्यय), Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘having been said/spoken’

• svām: his own
• svām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (स्व प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; possessive adjective qualifying ‘duhitaraṁ/kanyām’

• duhitaram: daughter
• duhitaram: Karma (कर्म, object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duhitṛ (दुहितृ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• kanyām: maiden
• kanyām: Karma (कर्म, appositional object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (कन्या प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; in apposition to ‘duhitaraṁ’

• jāmbavatīm: Jāmbavatī
• jāmbavatīm: Karma (कर्म, apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāmbavatī (जाम्बवती प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; proper name

• mudā: with joy
• mudā: Karana (करण, means/attendant circumstance)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudā (मुदा प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; adverbial use (‘with joy’)

• arhaṇa-artham: for honoring (as a gift of respect)
• arhaṇa-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन, purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arhaṇa (अर्हण प्रातिपदिक) + artha (अर्थ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; purpose accusative; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘for the sake of honoring’)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता, subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; pronoun

• maṇinā: with the jewel
• maṇinā: Karana (करण, instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇi (मणि प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• kṛṣṇāya: to Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇāya: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान, recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (कृष्ण प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• upajahāra: offered/presented
• upajahāra: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-√hṛ (उप-हृ धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथम-पुरुष), Singular; ‘presented/offered’

• ha: indeed
• ha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), indeclinable; narrative emphasis

Characters & Entities

• Jāmbavān
• Jāmbavatī
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Syamantaka jewel

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Syamantaka jewel being offered to Krishna?

In this verse, Jāmbavān presents the jewel to Śrī Kṛṣṇa as an honor-gift, acknowledging Kṛṣṇa’s supremacy and ending the conflict surrounding the jewel.

Why did Jāmbavān give Jāmbavatī to Krishna?

After recognizing Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Lord, Jāmbavān joyfully offered his daughter Jāmbavatī in marriage as a devotional, honorable offering.

What is the practical application of this shloka in modern life?

Offer one’s best—abilities, resources, and relationships—respectfully and without ego to God and dharma, using gratitude and honor rather than possessiveness as the guiding principle.