Shloka 13

Kṛṣṇa Kills Dantavakra; Balarāma’s Pilgrimage and the Slaying of Romaharṣaṇa

Devanagari script

एवं सौभं च शाल्वं च दन्तवक्रं सहानुजम् । हत्वा दुर्विषहानन्यैरीडित: सुरमानवै: ॥ १३ ॥ मुनिभि: सिद्धगन्धर्वैर्विद्याधरमहोरगै: । अप्सरोभि: पितृगणैर्यक्षै: किन्नरचारणै: ॥ १४ ॥ उपगीयमानविजय: कुसुमैरभिवर्षित: । वृतश्च वृष्णिप्रवरैर्विवेशालङ्कृतां पुरीम् ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

evaṁ saubhaṁ ca śālvaṁ ca dantavakraṁ sahānujam hatvā durviṣahān anyair īḍitaḥ sura-mānavaiḥ

Translation

Thus, having slain Śālva with his Saubha airship, and Dantavakra together with his younger brother—foes invincible to all others—the Lord was praised by devas, men and great sages, by Siddhas, Gandharvas, Vidyādharas and Mahoragas, and also by Apsarās, Pitṛs, Yakṣas, Kinnaras and Cāraṇas.

Synonyms

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: क्रिया-विशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सौभम्: Saubha (the aerial city)
• सौभम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (शाल्वस्य विमान/नगरम्)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• शाल्वम्: Śālva
• शाल्वम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाल्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• दन्तवक्रम्: Dantavakra
• दन्तवक्रम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्तवक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; दन्त + वक्र (कर्मधारय/नामधेय)

• सह: together with
• सह: सहकारक (Associative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अर्थक अव्यय (preposition-like)

• अनुजम्: (his) younger brother
• अनुजम्: सहकारक-सम्बन्ध (Associate of object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘younger brother’

• हत्वा: having killed
• हत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु) → हत्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having slain’

• दुर्विषहान्: hard-to-defeat (ones)
• दुर्विषहान्: कर्म (Object; implied ‘enemies’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्+विषह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; दुर्- (उपसर्ग) + विषह ‘hard to endure’

• अन्यैः: by others
• अन्यैः: कर्ता (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘by others’

• ईडितः: praised
• ईडितः: कर्म (Patient/Subject of passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईड् (धातु) → ईडित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग: ‘praised’

• सुर: gods
• सुर: सम्बन्ध (compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासाङ्ग)

• मानवैः: by gods and men
• मानवैः: कर्ता (Agent in passive; apposition to anyaiḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सुर-मानव (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: ‘gods and men’)

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Śālva
• Dantavakra
• Saubha

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna destroying the Saubha airship?

This verse summarizes that Kṛṣṇa destroyed the Saubha fortress and killed its master Śālva, demonstrating His unmatched power and protection of dharma.

Why did Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe Krishna as 'durviṣaha' (unconquerable)?

Because no ordinary being could defeat the foes Kṛṣṇa effortlessly overcame; the epithet highlights His supreme, irresistible divinity in the narrative.

How can a devotee apply this verse in modern life?

By remembering that sincere devotion to the Lord brings inner courage and steadiness—trusting divine shelter while doing one’s duty against adversity.