Shloka 41

Rājasūya: Agrapūjā for Kṛṣṇa and the Slaying (and Liberation) of Śiśupāla

Devanagari script

तत: पाण्डुसुता: क्रुद्धा मत्स्यकैकयसृञ्जया: । उदायुधा: समुत्तस्थु: शिशुपालजिघांसव: ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

tataḥ pāṇḍu-sutāḥ kruddhā matsya-kaikaya-sṛñjayāḥ udāyudhāḥ samuttasthuḥ śiśupāla-jighāṁsavaḥ

Translation

Then the sons of Pāṇḍu blazed with anger, and along with the warriors of the Matsya, Kaikaya and Sṛñjaya clans, they rose from their seats with weapons raised, intent on killing Śiśupāla.

Synonyms

• ततः: then
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/क्रमवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: then/thereupon)

• पाण्डु-सुताः: the sons of Pāṇḍu
• पाण्डु-सुताः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive) ‘sons of Pāṇḍu’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom./1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• क्रुद्धाः: angry
• क्रुद्धाः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक; √क्रुध्-धातु से क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘angered’

• मत्स्य-कैकय-सृञ्जयाः: the Matsyas, Kaikayas, and Sṛñjayas
• मत्स्य-कैकय-सृञ्जयाः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्स्य + कैकय + सृञ्जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (copulative) ‘Matsyas, Kaikayas, and Sṛñjayas’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• उदायुधाः: with weapons raised
• उदायुधाः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (possessive) ‘having weapons raised/ready’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• समुत्तस्थुः: rose up
• समुत्तस्थुः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उत् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• शिशुपाल-जिघांसवः: wishing to kill Śiśupāla
• शिशुपाल-जिघांसवः: विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिशुपाल + जिघांसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (object-determinative) ‘desiring to kill Śiśupāla’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍavas
• Matsyas
• Kaikeyas
• Sṛñjayas
• Śiśupāla

FAQs

Why did the Pāṇḍavas and allied kings become angry at Śiśupāla in Bhagavatam 10.74?

Because Śiśupāla was openly insulting and offending Śrī Kṛṣṇa in the royal assembly, the kṣatriya kings—led by the Pāṇḍavas and their allies—rose in anger to punish him.

Who are the Matsyas, Kaikeyas, and Sṛñjayas mentioned in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.74.41?

They are allied royal clans present at Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya sacrifice, supporting the Pāṇḍavas and sharing their resolve to stop Śiśupāla’s aggression and blasphemy.

What is the practical lesson of Bhagavatam 10.74.41 for modern life?

Stand up against wrongdoing and abuse—especially against the sacred and the virtuous—while keeping one’s actions aligned with dharma rather than personal vengeance.