Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 44

Ikṣvāku Dynasty: Vikukṣi’s Offense, Purañjaya’s Victory, Māndhātā’s Birth, and Saubhari’s Fall and Renunciation

Devanagari script

तासां कलिरभूद् भूयांस्तदर्थेऽपोह्य सौहृदम् । ममानुरूपो नायं व इति तद्गतचेतसाम् ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

tāsāṁ kalir abhūd bhūyāṁs tad-arthe ’pohya sauhṛdam mamānurūpo nāyaṁ va iti tad-gata-cetasām

Translation

Ensuite, les princesses, séduites par Saubhari Muni, abandonnèrent l’affection fraternelle et se querellèrent entre elles. Chacune soutenait : « Cet homme me convient à moi, et non à toi ». Ainsi naquit une grande discorde.

Synonyms

• tāsām: of them
• tāsām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; refers to the daughters

• kaliḥ: quarrel, discord
• kaliḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; subject

• abhūt: arose
• abhūt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd Person, Singular; parasmaipada; 'arose/was'

• bhūyān: greater
• bhūyān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhūyas (प्रातिपदिक; comparative)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; comparative 'greater/more' qualifying kaliḥ

• tad-arthe: for that reason
• tad-arthe: Hetu/Adhikaraṇa (हेतु/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; तत्पुरुषः: तस्य अर्थे; 'for that reason/for that purpose'

• apohya: having cast aside
• apohya: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: apa-√uh (ऊह् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्); 'having set aside/removed'

• sauhṛdam: friendship, affection
• sauhṛdam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sauhṛda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; object of apohya

• mama-anurūpaḥ: suitable to me
• mama-anurūpaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mama (asmad, षष्ठी) + anurūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: मम अनुरूपः; predicate adjective

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• ayam: this (man)
• ayam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; pronoun referring to the sage

• vaḥ: of you
• vaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; 'of you'

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle

• tad-gata-cetasām: of those whose minds were set on that (thought)
• tad-gata-cetasām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + gata (कृदन्त; √gam गम्, PPP) + cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural; बहुव्रीहिः: तस्मिन् गतं चेतः येषाम् (whose minds were fixed on that); refers to the daughters

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about quarrel (kali) ruining relationships?

This verse states that when discord increases, people abandon goodwill and begin judging others as “not suitable for me,” causing affection to collapse.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe people thinking “He is not suitable for me” in this verse?

He highlights how the mind, once overtaken by conflict, rationalizes separation by focusing on incompatibility rather than preserving goodwill and dharmic harmony.

Practical application of this shloka in modern life?

When tension rises, notice the “not right for me” narrative early; restore sauhṛda (goodwill) through humility and clear communication before conflict hardens into permanent division.