Shloka 27

Inauspicious Omens and Arjuna’s Return from Dvārakā

Devanagari script

सप्त स्वसारस्तत्पत्न्यो मातुलान्य: सहात्मजा: । आसते सस्‍नुषा: क्षेमं देवकीप्रमुखा: स्वयम् ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

sapta sva-sāras tat-patnyo mātulānyaḥ sahātmajāḥ āsate sasnuṣāḥ kṣemaṁ devakī-pramukhāḥ svayam

Translation

Ses sept épouses, conduites par Devakī—toutes sœurs entre elles—ainsi que leurs fils et leurs belles-filles, sont-elles dans la paix et la prospérité ?

Synonyms

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; here qualifying ‘svasāraḥ’ (seven)

• स्वसारः: sisters
• स्वसारः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वसृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (irregular stem); ‘sisters’

• तत्-पत्न्यः: his wives
• तत्-पत्न्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—तस्य पत्न्यः (his wives)

• मातुलान्यः: maternal aunts (by marriage)
• मातुलान्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातुलानी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘wives of maternal uncles/aunts by marriage’

• सह-आत्मजाः: together with their children
• सह-आत्मजाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सह (अव्यय ‘with’) + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘with (their) sons/children’

• आसते: are staying/are
• आसते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• स-स्नुषाः: along with daughters-in-law
• स-स्नुषाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सह (अव्यय ‘with’) + स्नुषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘with daughters-in-law’

• क्षेमम्: in safety/welfare
• क्षेमम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (accusative of state/well-being)

• देवकी-प्रमुखाः: Devakī and the others (headed by Devakī)
• देवकी-प्रमुखाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवकी (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः—देवकीप्रमुखाः (headed by Devakī)

• स्वयम्: themselves
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—emphatic/reflexive adverb (oneself)

Characters & Entities

• Devakī

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam say about Devakī after Krishna's disappearance?

This verse notes that Devakī, along with Krishna’s sisters and their families, remained together seeking kṣema—auspicious welfare—during the crisis following His disappearance.

Why are Krishna’s sisters and Devakī mentioned in Canto 1 Chapter 14?

Śukadeva describes the condition of Dvārakā’s royal family after Krishna’s departure; the women of the Yadu household, led by Devakī, are shown staying united and seeking protection and well-being.

Practical application of 'kṣema' (welfare) from this shloka in modern life?

In times of loss or uncertainty, remain connected with supportive family/community and turn one’s heart toward auspiciousness—seeking steadiness, protection, and dharmic well-being rather than panic.