Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 8

Ambarīṣa’s Prayers to Sudarśana and the Deliverance of Durvāsā

Devanagari script

यदा विसृष्टस्त्वमनञ्जनेन वै बलं प्रविष्टोऽजित दैत्यदानवम् । बाहूदरोर्वङ्‌घ्रिशिरोधराणि वृश्चन्नजस्रं प्रधने विराजसे ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

yadā visṛṣṭas tvam anañjanena vai balaṁ praviṣṭo ’jita daitya-dānavam bāhūdarorv-aṅghri-śirodharāṇi vṛścann ajasraṁ pradhane virājase

Translation

O indefatigable one, when you are sent by the Supreme Personality of Godhead to enter among the soldiers of the Daityas and the Dānavas, you stay on the battlefield and unendingly separate their arms, bellies, thighs, legs and heads.

Synonyms

• yadā: when
• yadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb): “when”

• visṛṣṭaḥ: released, sent forth
• visṛṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-sṛj (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; “having been released/sent forth”

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तमपुरुषार्थे द्वितीय-पुरुष (2nd person), प्रथमा-एकवचन

• anañjanena: with the unguentless (weapon/means)
• anañjanena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anañjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन (instrumental singular): “with/without ointment; unguentless” (epithet/means)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — emphasis/indeed

• balam: the army/force
• balam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (accusative singular)

• praviṣṭaḥ: having entered
• praviṣṭaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-viś (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; “having entered”

• ajita: O Unconquered One
• ajita: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन (vocative singular), संबोधन (address)

• daitya-dānavam: the Daityas and Dānavas (demons)
• daitya-dānavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative): “Daityas and Dānavas”; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), द्वितीया-एकवचन

• bāhu-udara-ūru-aṅghri-śirodharāṇi: arms, bellies, thighs, feet, heads and necks
• bāhu-udara-ūru-aṅghri-śirodharāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāhu (प्रातिपदिक) + udara (प्रातिपदिक) + ūru (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅghri (प्रातिपदिक) + śiras (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-द्वन्द्व (enumerative copulative) — “arms, bellies, thighs, feet, heads, necks”; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-बहुवचन (accusative plural)

• vṛścan: cutting/severing
• vṛścan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛśc (धातु) + śatṛ (कृत्)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; “cutting, severing”

• ajasram: unceasingly
• ajasram: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ajasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb): “unceasingly, continuously”

• pradhane: in battle
• pradhane: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pradhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-एकवचन (locative singular): “in battle/contest”

• virājase: you shine forth
• virājase: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-rāj (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद: “you shine/appear splendid”

Characters & Entities

• Ajita (Vishnu)
• Daityas
• Danavas
• Brahma (implied as Anañjana)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Vishnu as 'Ajita' (the unconquerable)?

This verse addresses the Lord as Ajita, describing how He enters the enemy ranks and remains unconquered, shining in battle while effortlessly overpowering the Daityas and Dānavas.

Why does Shukadeva Gosvami describe the Lord cutting down Daityas and Danavas?

Shukadeva highlights the Lord’s supreme power and protective role in restoring dharma—when divine order is threatened, the Lord intervenes and defeats demonic forces.

How can this Bhagavatam verse be applied in modern life?

It teaches reliance on the Supreme for protection and courage: when facing overwhelming opposition, a devotee remembers that the Lord is unconquerable and ultimately upholds righteousness.