Shloka 13

The Slaying of Narakāsura (Bhaumāsura), Rescue of the Princesses, and the Pārijāta Episode Begins

Devanagari script

प्रायुञ्जतासाद्य शरानसीन् गदा: शक्त्यृष्टिशूलान्यजिते रुषोल्बणा: । तच्छस्‍त्रकूटं भगवान् स्वमार्गणै- रमोघवीर्यस्तिलशश्चकर्त ह ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

prāyuñjatāsādya śarān asīn gadāḥ śakty-ṛṣṭi-śūlāny ajite ruṣolbaṇāḥ tac-chastra-kūṭaṁ bhagavān sva-mārgaṇair amogha-vīryas tilaśaś cakarta ha

Translation

These fierce warriors furiously attacked invincible Lord Krishna with arrows, swords, clubs, spears, lances and tridents, but the Supreme Lord, with unfailing prowess, cut this mountain of weapons into tiny pieces with His arrows.

Synonyms

• prāyuñjata: they hurled/used
• prāyuñjata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-yuj (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमा-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद; ‘प्र + युज्’ = applied/used/shot

• āsādya: having approached
• āsādya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-sad (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘आ + सद्’ = having approached/attacked

• śarān: arrows
• śarān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• asīn: swords
• asīn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• gadāḥ: maces
• gadāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gadā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• śakti-ṛṣṭi-śūlāni: spears, javelins, and tridents
• śakti-ṛṣṭi-śūlāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti + ṛṣṭi + śūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter, collective dvandva), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative)

• ajite: upon Ajita (the unconquered Lord)
• ajite: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); संबोधनार्थे/अधिकरणे (on Ajita = Kṛṣṇa)

• ruṣā: with anger
• ruṣā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ruṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ulbaṇāḥ: fierce/violent
• ulbaṇāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ulbaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• tat-śastra-kūṭam: that mass/heap of weapons
• tat-śastra-kūṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat + śastra-kūṭa (प्रातिपदिक: śastra + kūṭa)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); ‘शस्त्रकूट’ = heap/mass of weapons; तत्- (pronoun) as determiner

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

• sva-mārgaṇaiḥ: with his own arrows
• sva-mārgaṇaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva-mārgaṇa (प्रातिपदिक: sva + mārgaṇa)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय (own + arrows)

• amogha-vīryaḥ: of unfailing prowess
• amogha-vīryaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amogha-vīrya (प्रातिपदिक: amogha + vīrya)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of bhagavān

• tilaśaḥ: into pieces / bit by bit
• tilaśaḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tilaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), प्रकारवाचक (manner)

• cakarta: he cut (to pieces)
• cakarta: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛt (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमा-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; ‘चकार’ = cut/made

• ha: indeed
• ha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), स्मरण/खलु-अर्थ (emphatic)

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna being Ajita (unconquerable)?

This verse calls Kṛṣṇa “Ajita,” showing that even when enemies attack with many weapons, He remains unconquered and effortlessly neutralizes their power.

Why were so many weapons thrown at Krishna in Canto 10 Chapter 59?

In the Narakāsura episode, hostile fighters rush at Kṛṣṇa in anger and attempt to overwhelm Him with a barrage of weapons, but their effort fails before His superior divine prowess.

Practical application of this verse in modern life?

When challenges feel overwhelming, this verse inspires faith that sincere surrender and remembrance of the Lord brings protection—fear diminishes when one trusts the unconquerable Supreme.