Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 17

The Disappearance of the Yadu Dynasty and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Departure

Devanagari script

अन्ये च ये वै निशठोल्मुकादय: सहस्रजिच्छतजिद्भ‍ानुमुख्या: । अन्योन्यमासाद्य मदान्धकारिता जघ्नुर्मुकुन्देन विमोहिता भृशम् ॥ १७ ॥

Transliteration

anye ca ye vai niśaṭholmukādayaḥ sahasrajic-chatajid-bhānu-mukhyāḥ anyonyam āsādya madāndha-kāritā jaghnur mukundena vimohitā bhṛśam

Translation

Otros también, como Niśaṭha, Ulmuka, Sahasrajit, Śatajit y Bhānu, se enfrentaron y se mataron entre sí, cegados por la embriaguez y así completamente confundidos por el propio Señor Mukunda.

Synonyms

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रयोग (pronoun-like)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ये: who
• ये: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• निशठ-उल्मुक-आदयः: Niśaṭha, Ulmuka and others
• निशठ-उल्मुक-आदयः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निशठ (प्रातिपदिक) + उल्मुक (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘…आदयः’ = “Niśaṭha, Ulmuka, etc.”

• सहस्रजित्: Sahasrajit
• सहस्रजित्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक) + जित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (समाहार-गण); नाम (proper name)

• शतजित्: Śatajit
• शतजित्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक) + जित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (समाहार-गण); नाम

• भानु-मुख्याः: Bhānu and the chiefs
• भानु-मुख्याः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक) + मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘मुख्य’ = “chief/foremost”, ‘भानु’ इत्यादयः

• अन्योन्यम्: one another
• अन्योन्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्योन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; परस्परं (reciprocal)

• आसाद्य: having approached
• आसाद्य: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/Absolutive), अव्ययभाव; “having approached/attacked”

• मद-अन्ध-कारिताः: blinded by intoxication
• मद-अन्ध-कारिताः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Agent qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मद (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + कारित (कृदन्त, √कृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; “made blind by intoxication”

• जघ्नुः: they killed
• जघ्नुः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• मुकुन्देन: by Mukunda (Krishna)
• मुकुन्देन: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुकुन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• विमोहिताः: deluded
• विमोहिताः: कर्ता-विशेषण (Agent qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-√मुह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; “deluded”

• भृशम्: excessively
• भृशम्: क्रिया-विशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

Characters & Entities

• Niṣaṭha
• Olmuka
• Sahasrajit
• Śatajit
• Bhānu
• Mukunda (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

Why did the Yadavas kill each other in Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 11 Chapter 30?

This verse says they met one another in a state of intoxication and, being deeply deluded by Mukunda’s arrangement, they became blind in judgment and killed one another.

Who is speaking Bhagavatam 11.30.17 and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse to Mahārāja Parīkṣit while narrating the events leading to the disappearance of the Yadu dynasty and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s concluding pastimes on earth.

What is the practical lesson of Bhagavatam 11.30.17 for modern life?

Intoxication and ego can create ‘darkness’ in the mind, turning friends into enemies; the verse urges sobriety, humility, and devotion so one is not swept away by delusion and destructive impulses.