Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 22

The Disappearance of the Yadu Dynasty and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Departure

Devanagari script

प्रत्यनीकं मन्यमाना बलभद्रं च मोहिता: । हन्तुं कृतधियो राजन्नापन्ना आततायिन: ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

pratyanīkaṁ manyamānā balabhadraṁ ca mohitāḥ hantuṁ kṛta-dhiyo rājann āpannā ātatāyinaḥ

Translation

O König, in ihrer Verblendung hielten sie auch Herrn Balarāma für einen Feind. Mit Waffen in den Händen, entschlossen Ihn zu töten, stürmten sie wie Meuchelmörder auf Ihn zu.

Synonyms

• प्रति-अनीकम्: as an opponent/against (them)
• प्रति-अनीकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + अनीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावसमास; कर्म (object of thinking)

• मन्यमानाः: thinking (him)
• मन्यमानाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present participle, Ātmanepada sense), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; 'thinking/considering'

• बलभद्रम्: Balarāma
• बलभद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• मोहिताः: deluded
• मोहिताः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• हन्तुम्: to kill
• हन्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (infinitive), अव्ययवत्; प्रयोजन (purpose)

• कृत-धियः: those of resolved intent
• कृत-धियः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु, कृदन्त) + धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; 'made-up minds' = determined; कर्तृपद

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधन

• आपन्नाः: having come/engaged
• आपन्नाः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active/PPP in sense 'having reached'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• आततायिनः: assailants/attackers
• आततायिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आततायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्ता

Characters & Entities

• King Parīkṣit
• Lord Balarāma

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about illusion (moha) causing one to attack the divine?

This verse shows that delusion can so overpower the mind that people misidentify even Lord Balarāma as an enemy and become resolved to commit violence, illustrating moha’s power to distort perception and lead to grave offense.

Why did they try to kill Lord Balarama in Bhagavatam Canto 11 Chapter 30?

In the Prabhāsa episode, by the Lord’s arrangement the Yādavas became bewildered and hostile; under that delusion they saw Balarāma as an opposing force and advanced with murderous intent.

Practical application: how can I avoid acting under delusion like the aggressors in this verse?

Pause before reacting, examine whether anger or group-think is shaping your view, and seek clarity through sādhana—hearing scripture, prayer, and the counsel of sādhus—so you don’t mistake the innocent or the holy for an enemy.