Shloka 51

अर्जुनस्य अन्त्येष्टि, द्वारकाप्लावनम्, कलिप्रवेशः, कालोपदेशः

Devanagari script

स्त्रीसहस्राण्य् अनेकानि मन्नाथानि महामुने यततो मम नीतानि दस्युभिर् लगुडायुधैः

Transliteration

strīsahasrāṇy anekāni mannāthāni mahāmune yatato mama nītāni dasyubhir laguḍāyudhaiḥ

Translation

O great sage, many thousands of women who looked to me as their lord and refuge were carried off by bandits armed with clubs, even as I strove to protect them.

Word by Word

• स्त्रीसहस्राणि: thousands of women
• स्त्रीसहस्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्त्रीणां सहस्राणि)

• अनेकानि: many
• अनेकानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• मत्-नाथानि: having me as lord (my dependents)
• मत्-नाथानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मम नाथानि)

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् मुनिः)

• यततः: of me while striving
• यततः: Genitive relation (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यत् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्तम्; शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (यतत्), षष्ठी एकवचन (यततः = यततः पुरुषस्य)

• मम: of me
• मम: Genitive relation (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नीतानि: were taken away
• नीतानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (नीत), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे कर्म-सम्बन्धः

• दस्युभिः: by bandits
• दस्युभिः: Karana/Agent in passive (करण/कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दस्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• लगुडायुधैः: with clubs as weapons
• लगुडायुधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लगुड (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (लगुडम् आयुधं येषां ते)

Speaker

A king or royal figure recounting his calamity to a sage (within the Parāśara–Maitreya frame narrative)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Arjuna’s report of calamity after Kṛṣṇa’s departure

Teaching: Historical

Quality: revealing

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Krishna

Bhakti Type: Dasya

Characters & Entities

• Sage (Mahāmune)
• Bandits (Dasyu)
• Women (Strī)

FAQs

What is the significance of this verse in the Vishnu Purana’s dynasty narratives?

It highlights the collapse of royal protection—showing how dynastic power can fail, and how the Purana uses such crises to underline dharma and the impermanence of worldly sovereignty.

How does Sage Parāśara frame suffering and political disorder in this section?

Through genealogical storytelling, Parāśara presents misfortune as a moral and karmic turning within history—events that instruct rulers about rāja-dharma while keeping Vishnu’s supremacy as the stable metaphysical backdrop.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when kings cannot protect those who depend on them, Vishnu remains the ultimate refuge and sovereign reality—implying that true security lies beyond temporal power.