Shloka 21

The Murder of Satrājit and the Recovery of the Syamantaka Jewel

Devanagari script

पदातेर्भगवांस्तस्य पदातिस्तिग्मनेमिना । चक्रेण शिर उत्कृत्य वाससोर्व्यचिनोन्मणिम् ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

padāter bhagavāṁs tasya padātis tigma-neminā cakreṇa śira utkṛtya vāsasor vyacinon maṇim

Translation

Als Śatadhanvā zu Fuß floh, schnitt ihm der Höchste Herr, der ebenfalls zu Fuß ging, mit Seiner scharfkantigen Scheibe den Kopf ab. Dann durchsuchte der Herr Śatadhanvās Ober- und Untergewänder nach dem Syamantaka-Juwel.

Synonyms

• padāteḥ: from the man on foot
• padāteḥ: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; “from the foot-soldier/on-foot man”

• bhagavān: the Blessed Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• padātiḥ: (as) a foot-soldier/on foot
• padātiḥ: Karta (कर्ता) (apposition to bhagavān)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; here referring to Kṛṣṇa as having become a footman/on foot

• tigma-neminā: with the sharp-rimmed
• tigma-neminā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tigma (प्रातिपदिक) + nemin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; कर्मधारय—“तीक्ष्णा नेमिः यस्य” used as adjective of cakreṇa

• cakreṇa: with the discus
• cakreṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• śiraḥ: the head
• śiraḥ: Karma (कर्म) (object of utkṛtya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• utkṛtya: having severed
• utkṛtya: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√kṛt (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), “having cut off”

• vāsasoḥ: from (his) garments
• vāsasoḥ: Apadana/Adhikarana (अपादान/अधिकरण) (source from which taken)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Dual (द्विवचन); “of the two garments/cloths”

• vyacinot: took out; extracted
• vyacinot: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ā-√ci (धातु)
• Form: Parasmaipada, Luṅ (Aorist/लुङ्), 3rd Person, Singular; “picked out/collected”

• maṇim: the jewel
• maṇim: Karma (कर्म) (object of vyacinot)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Śatadhanvā
• Sudarśana Cakra
• Syamantaka Maṇi

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Syamantaka jewel being retrieved?

In this verse, Kṛṣṇa kills Śatadhanvā with the Sudarśana disc and then searches his clothing to recover the Syamantaka jewel.

Why did Krishna kill Shatadhanva in Bhagavatam Canto 10 Chapter 57?

Śatadhanvā had committed grave wrongdoing in the Syamantaka episode; Kṛṣṇa, upholding dharma, pursued him and executed him with the Sudarśana Cakra.

Practical application of Krishna’s justice in modern life?

The verse highlights accountability and the restoration of rightful order—act ethically, correct wrongdoing through lawful means, and value truth over fear or favoritism.