Shloka 25

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

Devanagari script

कृष्णमुष्टिविनिष्पातनिष्पिष्टाङ्गोरुबन्धन: । क्षीणसत्त्व: स्विन्नगात्रस्तमाहातीव विस्मित: ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

kṛṣṇa-muṣṭi-viniṣpāta niṣpiṣṭāṅgoru bandhanaḥ kṣīṇa-sattvaḥ svinna-gātras tam āhātīva vismitaḥ

Translation

Seine wulstigen Muskeln von den Schlägen der Fäuste Lord Kṛṣṇas zermürbt, seine Kraft schwindend und seine Glieder schwitzend, sprach Jāmbavān, zutiefst erstaunt, schließlich zum Herrn.

Synonyms

• kṛṣṇa-muṣṭi-viniṣpāta-niṣpiṣṭa-aṅga-ūru-bandhanaḥ: whose limbs and thighs were crushed by the impact of Krishna’s fists
• kṛṣṇa-muṣṭi-viniṣpāta-niṣpiṣṭa-aṅga-ūru-bandhanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛṣṇa + muṣṭi + viniṣpāta + niṣpiṣṭa + aṅga + ūru + bandhana (कृष्ण- + मुष्टि- + विनिष्पात- + निष्पिष्ट(निष्+पिष् धातु-क्त) + अङ्ग- + ऊरु- + बन्धन-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); बहुव्रीहि: यस्य बन्धनम् (अङ्ग-ऊरु) कृष्णमुष्टिविनिष्पातेन निष्पिष्टम्

• kṣīṇa-sattvaḥ: with strength depleted
• kṣīṇa-sattvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣīṇa + sattva (क्षीण-प्रातिपदिक + सत्त्व-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: क्षीणं सत्त्वं यस्य (strength exhausted)

• svinna-gātraḥ: with sweating limbs
• svinna-gātraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svinna + gātra (स्विन्न-प्रातिपदिक; √svid/स्विद्-क्त + गात्र-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); कर्मधारय: स्विन्नानि गात्राणि यस्य (sweat-soaked body)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); pronoun

• āha: said
• āha: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (अह्/ब्रू धात्वर्थे; √ah)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• atīva: very, exceedingly
• atīva: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atīva (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb/intensifier (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• vismitaḥ: astonished
• vismitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vismita (विस्मित-प्रातिपदिक; √smi/स्मि-क्त with vi-)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); past participle used adjectivally

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna’s unmatched strength in battle?

This verse shows an opponent utterly overpowered—crushed by Kṛṣṇa’s blows, bound, exhausted, and left astonished—highlighting Kṛṣṇa’s supreme, effortless potency.

Why does the defeated fighter speak to Krishna in amazement?

Because after being decisively restrained and drained of strength, he recognizes Kṛṣṇa’s extraordinary power and speaks in stunned wonder at what he has experienced.

Practical application of this shloka in modern life?

It reminds a seeker to replace ego with humility—when confronted by a power beyond one’s control, one can pause, reflect, and turn toward reverence rather than stubborn pride.