Shloka 31

Balarāma Humbles the Kurus and Rescues Sāmba

Devanagari script

नूनं नानामदोन्नद्धा: शान्तिं नेच्छन्त्यसाधव: । तेषां हि प्रशमो दण्ड: पशूनां लगुडो यथा ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

nūnaṁ nānā-madonnaddhāḥ śāntiṁ necchanty asādhavaḥ teṣāṁ hi praśamo daṇḍaḥ paśūnāṁ laguḍo yathā

Translation

Il est clair que les nombreuses passions de ces scélérats les ont rendus si orgueilleux qu'ils ne veulent pas la paix. Qu'ils soient donc pacifiés par un châtiment physique, comme les animaux le sont avec un bâton.

Synonyms

• nūnam: surely
• nūnam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nūnam (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable of certainty)

• nānā-mada-unnaddhāḥ: inflated by various kinds of pride
• nānā-mada-unnaddhāḥ: Karta (कर्ता; as qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā + mada + unnaddha (कृदन्त; ud + √nad/unnad? ‘unnaddha’ as adj. from √nand/√nad in usage)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: ‘नानाविध-मदेन उन्नद्धाः’ = puffed up by various prides

• śāntim: peace
• śāntim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• icchanti: desire
• icchanti: Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √iṣ (इष्) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• asādhavaḥ: the wicked (not good people)
• asādhavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asādhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• teṣām: for them/of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• praśamaḥ: pacification
• praśamaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; predicate-nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praśama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• daṇḍaḥ: punishment
• daṇḍaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Predicate)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• paśūnām: of animals
• paśūnām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paśu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• laguḍaḥ: a club
• laguḍaḥ: Upamāna (उपमान/Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: laguḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yathā: just as
• yathā: Upamā (उपमा/Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/just as)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about arrogant people who do not want peace?

This verse says the wicked, intoxicated by pride, do not seek peace; they are restrained only when checked by firm discipline (daṇḍa).

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavatam 10.68.31 and in what context?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks while narrating the conflict-filled events around Śālva and the hostile kings, highlighting that some aggressors cannot be pacified by gentle means.

How can this Bhagavatam verse be applied in modern life?

It teaches discernment: respond to sincere people with peace, but set clear boundaries and consequences for harmful, unrepentant behavior.