Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 7

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Devanagari script

व्याघ्रोऽपि वृक्णश्रवणो निस्त्रिंशाग्राहतस्तत: । निश्चक्राम भृशं भीतो रक्तं पथि समुत्सृजन् ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

vyāghro ’pi vṛkṇa-śravaṇo nistriṁśāgrāhatas tataḥ niścakrāma bhṛśaṁ bhīto raktaṁ pathi samutsṛjan

Translation

Because the tiger’s ear had been cut by the edge of the sword, the tiger was very afraid, and it fled from that place, while bleeding on the street.

Synonyms

• vyāghraḥ: tiger
• vyāghraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom./1st), Ekavacana (sg.)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (particle: ‘also/even’)

• vṛkṇa-śravaṇaḥ: with ears cut off
• vṛkṇa-śravaṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛkṇa + śravaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi: vṛkṇe śravaṇe yasya (one whose ears are cut); Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom./1st), Ekavacana (sg.)

• nistriṁśa-āghātaḥ: (having received) a sword-blow
• nistriṁśa-āghātaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nistriṁśa + āghāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: nistriṁśasya āghātaḥ (blow of a sword); Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom./1st), Ekavacana (sg.)

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anantara (काल/अनन्तर)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya adverb (ablatival sense: ‘thereupon/from that’)

• niścakrāma: went out/fled
• niścakrāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nis-√kram (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect/लिट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana (sg.), Parasmaipada

• bhṛśam: greatly
• bhṛśam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya adverb (degree/intensity)

• bhītaḥ: frightened
• bhītaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīta (कृदन्त; √bhī + kta)
• Form: Kta-participle; Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom./1st), Ekavacana (sg.)

• raktam: blood
• raktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakliṅga (n.), Dvitīyā (Acc./2nd), Ekavacana (sg.)

• pathi: on the path
• pathi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pathin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Saptamī (Loc./7th), Ekavacana (sg.)

• samutsṛjan: letting out, shedding
• samutsṛjan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ut-√sṛj (धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ-present participle (शतृ), Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom./1st), Ekavacana (sg.)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about dealing with violent threats?

This verse shows that even a powerful aggressor like a tiger can be driven away when firmly confronted; protection of life is upheld as part of dharma.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavata Purana Canto 9 Chapter 2?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this incident to King Parīkṣit while describing events in the dynastic histories.

What is a practical lesson from this shloka for modern life?

Do not be intimidated by apparent strength—steady, righteous action and preparedness can stop harm and restore safety.