Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 18

Paugaṇḍa Cowherding, Tālavana, the Slaying of Dhenukāsura, and Revival from Poisoned Yamunā Water

Devanagari script

अन्ये तदनुरूपाणि मनोज्ञानि महात्मन: । गायन्ति स्म महाराज स्नेहक्लिन्नधिय: शनै: ॥ १८ ॥

Transliteration

anye tad-anurūpāṇi manojñāni mahātmanaḥ gāyanti sma mahā-rāja sneha-klinna-dhiyaḥ śanaiḥ

Translation

大王よ、ほかの少年たちはその場にふさわしい心を魅了する歌を静かに歌い、主への愛によりその心はとろけるように潤んだ。

Synonyms

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: कर्ता (Karta; subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन: ‘others’

• तत्-अनुरूपाणि: things suitable to him
• तत्-अनुरूपाणि: कर्म (Karma; object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अनुरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष ‘तस्मै अनुरूपाणि’ (suitable to him); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मपद-विशेषण

• मनोज्ञानि: pleasing (to the mind)
• मनोज्ञानि: कर्म (Karma; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• महात्मनः: of the great soul
• महात्मनः: सम्बन्ध (Sambandha; genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• गायन्ति: they sing
• गायन्ति: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गै (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• स्म: indeed / used to
• स्म: क्रियाविशेषण (verbal particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), स्म-निपात (particle indicating past/continuity with present): ‘indeed/used to’

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: सम्बोधन (Sambodhana; address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: कर्मधारय ‘महान् राजा’; पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• स्नेह-क्लिन्न-धियः: whose minds were softened by affection
• स्नेह-क्लिन्न-धियः: कर्ता (Karta; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक) + क्लिन्न (कृदन्त; √क्लिद् धातु) + धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष ‘स्नेहेन क्लिन्ना धिः येषाम्’ (whose minds are moistened with affection); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तृपद-विशेषण

• शनैः: softly / slowly
• शनैः: क्रियाविशेषण (manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): ‘slowly/softly’

Characters & Entities

• Parīkṣit Mahārāja

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about singing (kīrtana) in Krishna’s Vṛndāvana pastimes?

This verse describes the cowherd boys gently singing charming, mood-appropriate songs—showing that heartfelt kīrtana naturally arises from loving association with Kṛṣṇa.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī address Parīkṣit as “Mahārāja” in this verse?

Śukadeva is narrating Kṛṣṇa’s Vraja-līlā to King Parīkṣit, respectfully addressing him while describing how the gopas’ affection overflowed into sweet singing.

Practical application of “sneha-klinna-dhiyah” (minds softened by affection) in modern life?

Cultivate devotion that melts the heart—through sincere remembrance, chanting, and service—so spiritual practice becomes gentle, natural, and joy-filled rather than mechanical.