Shloka 8

Kṛṣṇa Defeats Bāṇāsura and Receives Śiva’s Prayers

The Śoṇitapura Battle and the Jvara Episode

Devanagari script

कुम्भाण्डकूपकर्णाभ्यां बलेन सह संयुग: । साम्बस्य बाणपुत्रेण बाणेन सह सात्यके: ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

kumbhāṇḍa-kūpakarṇābhyāṁ balena saha saṁyugaḥ sāmbasya bāṇa-putreṇa bāṇena saha sātyakeḥ

Translation

Balarāma kämpfte gegen Kumbhāṇḍa und Kūpakarṇa; Sāmba gegen den Sohn Bāṇas; und Sātyaki gegen Bāṇa selbst.

Synonyms

• कुम्भाण्डकूपकर्णाभ्याम्: with Kumbhāṇḍa and Kūpakarṇa
• कुम्भाण्डकूपकर्णाभ्याम्: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भाण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + कूपकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (by/with Kumbhāṇḍa and Kūpakarṇa)

• बलेन: with Balarāma / Bala
• बलेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-निपात (preposition-like particle)

• संयुगः: combat / encounter
• संयुगः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• साम्बस्य: of Sāmba
• साम्बस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बाणपुत्रेण: by/with the son of Bāṇa
• बाणपुत्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक) + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (by Bāṇa’s son)

• बाणेन: with Bāṇa
• बाणेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• सात्यकेः: of Sātyaki
• सात्यकेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्यकि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Balarāma
• Kumbhāṇḍa
• Kūpakarṇa
• Sāmba
• Bāṇāsura
• Bāṇa’s son
• Sātyaki

FAQs

Who fights whom in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.63.8?

This verse lists the pairings: Balarāma fights Kumbhāṇḍa and Kūpakarṇa, Sāmba fights Bāṇa’s son, and Sātyaki fights Bāṇa.

Why is Sātyaki fighting Bāṇāsura in Canto 10 Chapter 63?

In the Bāṇāsura episode, Kṛṣṇa’s allies engage the demon’s forces; Sātyaki, as a foremost Yādava warrior, confronts Bāṇa directly as the battle unfolds.

What practical lesson can devotees take from this Bhagavatam battle verse?

Devotional life includes steadfast duty: each devotee serves according to capacity, cooperating in Kṛṣṇa’s mission with courage, discipline, and loyalty.