Shloka 15

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

Devanagari script

सोऽपि चक्रे कुमारस्य मणिं क्रीडनकं बिले । अपश्यन् भ्रातरं भ्राता सत्राजित् पर्यतप्यत ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

so ’pi cakre kumārasya maṇiṁ krīḍanakaṁ bile apaśyan bhrātaraṁ bhrātā satrājit paryatapyata

Translation

In der Höhle gab Jāmbavān das Juwel seinem kleinen Sohn als Spielzeug. Satrājit hingegen, da er seinen Bruder nicht zurückkehren sah, wurde von tiefer Sorge gequält.

Synonyms

• सः: he (Jāmbavān)
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक अव्यय (also)

• चक्रे: made
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• कुमारस्य: of (his) son/boy
• कुमारस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मणिम्: the jewel
• मणिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• क्रीडनकम्: a plaything/toy
• क्रीडनकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रीडनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• बिले: in the cave
• बिले: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• अपश्यन्: not seeing
• अपश्यन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु) → अपश्यन् (शतृ-कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; नञ्-उपसर्ग/नकारार्थ: अ- (not seeing)

• भ्रातरम्: (his) brother
• भ्रातरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• भ्राता: the brother
• भ्राता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सत्राजित्: Satrājit
• सत्राजित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्राजित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम; हलन्त-प्रातिपदिक

• पर्यतप्यत: was greatly distressed
• पर्यतप्यत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; उपसर्ग परि-

Characters & Entities

• Satrājit
• Prasena

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Syamantaka jewel being used as a toy?

This verse indicates the jewel was taken into a cave and treated as a mere plaything for a child, showing how material opulence can be misused and become the cause of further conflict and sorrow.

Why did Satrājit become distressed in Canto 10 Chapter 56?

Because his brother Prasena did not return, and not seeing him, Satrājit was tormented by grief and anxiety, setting the stage for suspicion and accusations around the Syamantaka jewel.

Practical application: what can devotees learn from Satrājit’s grief and the missing jewel episode?

Uncertainty and attachment to possessions can quickly lead to fear and blame; the verse encourages cultivating trust, patience, and dharmic inquiry rather than impulsive suspicion.