Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ततो वृष्णिप्रवीरांस्तान्‌ बालान्‌ हत्वा बहुंस्तदा । पुरोद्यानानि सर्वाणि भेदयामास दुर्मति:,उस खोटी बुद्धिवाले शाल्वने वृष्णिवंशके बहुतेरे बालकोंका वध करके नगरके सब बगीचोंको उजाड़ डाला

Transliteration

tato vṛṣṇipravīrāṁs tān bālān hatvā bahūṁs tadā | purodyānāni sarvāṇi bhedayāmāsa durmatiḥ ||

Translation

Then that wicked-minded Śālva, having slain many of those young boys belonging to the foremost heroes of the Vṛṣṇi line, went on to devastate all the royal pleasure-gardens.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• वृष्णि-प्रवीरान्: the foremost heroes of the Vrishni clan
• वृष्णि-प्रवीरान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवीर (प्रातिपदिक); वृष्णि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• बालान्: boys, young ones
• बालान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• हत्वा: having slain/killed
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), prior action

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya

• पुरः-उद्यानानि: the front/royal gardens (city-gardens in front)
• पुरः-उद्यानानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्यान (प्रातिपदिक); पुरस्/पुरः (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपद)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• भेदयामास: he broke/destroyed
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद् (धातु) / भेदयति (णिजन्त-धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• दुर्मतिः: the evil-minded one
• दुर्मतिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śālva
• Vṛṣṇi clan
• Vṛṣṇipravīra (foremost Vṛṣṇi heroes)
• purodyāna (royal gardens)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights adharma through the killing of the vulnerable and the wanton destruction of communal spaces; such acts are condemned as signs of a corrupted mind (durmati) and stand outside righteous conduct even in conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śālva, portrayed as wicked-minded, kills many boys connected with the leading Vṛṣṇi heroes and then devastates the city’s/palace’s gardens, escalating violence from combat to terror and destruction.