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Shloka 22

Draupadī Meets Kṛṣṇa’s Queens — Narratives of the Lord’s Marriages and the Queens’ Bhakti

Devanagari script

आदाय व्यसृजन् केचित् सज्यं कर्तुमनीश्वरा: । आकोष्ठं ज्यां समुत्कृष्य पेतुरेकेऽमुना हता: ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

ādāya vyasṛjan kecit sajyaṁ kartum anīśvarāḥ ā-koṣṭhaṁ jyāṁ samutkṛṣya petur eke ’munāhatāḥ

Translation

Algunos tomaron el arco, pero no pudieron encordarlo y, frustrados, lo arrojaron. Otros lograron tirar de la cuerda hasta la punta, pero el arco rebotó y los derribó al suelo.

Synonyms

आदायhaving taken

व्यसृजन्released, let slip

केचित्some (people)

सज्यम्stringing (the bow)

कर्तुम्to make, to do

अनीश्वराःincapable

आकोष्ठम्up to the ear

ज्याम्bowstring

समुत्कृष्यhaving drawn (it)

पेतुःfell

एकेsome (others)

अमुनाby that (bow)

हताःstruck down

Characters & Entities

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about the futility of opposing Krishna?

This verse shows that even physically strong warriors become powerless—some cannot even string their bows, and others collapse—when confronted by Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s superior divine potency.

Who is being described as falling down after drawing the bowstring to the ear?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes opposing fighters who attempted to draw their bows fully (to the ear) but were struck down by Śrī Kṛṣṇa, indicating the Lord’s effortless dominance.

What is the practical lesson of Bhagavatam 10.83.22 for modern life?

Relying on ego and brute force fails before higher reality; humility and surrender to the Supreme (and acting in dharma) is safer and ultimately victorious.