Shloka 15

Kṛṣṇa Visits Indraprastha; Kuntī’s Remembrance; Kālindī and Further Marriages

Devanagari script

तत्राविध्यच्छरैर्व्याघ्रान् शूकरान् महिषान् रुरून् । शरभान् गवयान् खड्‍गान् हरिणान् शशशल्ल‍कान् ॥ १५ ॥

Transliteration

tatrāvidhyac charair vyāghrān śūkarān mahiṣān rurūn śarabhān gavayān khaḍgān hariṇān śaśa-śallakān

Translation

Dans cette forêt, Arjuna perça de ses flèches des tigres, des sangliers et des buffles, ainsi que des rurus, des śarabhas, des gavayas, des rhinocéros, des antilopes noires, des lapins et des porcs-épics.

Synonyms

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb of place)

• अविध्यत्: pierced, struck
• अविध्यत्: क्रिया (Kriyā/verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्यध् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• शरैः: with arrows
• शरैः: करण (Karaṇa/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masc), तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (plural)

• व्याघ्रान्: tigers
• व्याघ्रान्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• शूकरान्: boars
• शूकरान्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• महिषान्: buffaloes
• महिषान्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• रुरून्: ruru-deer (a kind of deer)
• रुरून्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• शरभान्: śarabhas (a kind of deer/animal)
• शरभान्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• गवयान्: gavayas (wild oxen)
• गवयान्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गवय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• खड्गान्: rhinoceroses (khaḍga)
• खड्गान्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खड्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• हरिणान्: deer
• हरिणान्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरिण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• शश-शल्लकान्: hares and porcupines
• शश-शल्लकान्: कर्म (Karma/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शश (प्रातिपदिक) + शल्लक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमास (copulative): ‘hares and porcupines’

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna’s activities like hunting in Canto 10?

In this verse, Śukadeva describes Kṛṣṇa striking various forest animals with arrows, presenting it as part of the narrative flow of His royal, kṣatriya-style movements during the events of Canto 10, Chapter 58.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe these animals in detail in Bhagavatam 10.58.15?

The list emphasizes the setting and action—Kṛṣṇa moving through the forest and demonstrating prowess—while advancing the storyline in the Rukmiṇī episode and surrounding travel/pastime context.

Practical application: what can a devotee learn from this shloka today?

A devotee can reflect on attentiveness to scripture’s narrative details and remember that the Bhagavatam presents Kṛṣṇa as fully capable and sovereign in every circumstance, encouraging steady remembrance (smaraṇa) while studying His līlā.