Shloka 33

The Killing of Ariṣṭāsura and Kaṁsa’s Plot to Summon Kṛṣṇa

Devanagari script

तयोर्निहतयोस्तप्तान् वसुदेवपुरोगमान् । तद्बन्धून् निहनिष्यामि वृष्णिभोजदशार्हकान् ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

tayor nihatayos taptān vasudeva-purogamān tad-bandhūn nihaniṣyāmi vṛṣṇi-bhoja-daśārhakān

Translation

この二人が殺された暁には、ヴァスデーヴァと、嘆き悲しむ彼らの親族たち――ヴリシュニ族、ボージャ族、ダシャールハ族の者たちを皆殺しにするつもりだ。

Synonyms

• तयोः: of those two
• तयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th case), द्विवचन (dual)

• निहतयोः: of the two who are slain
• निहतयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-हन् (धातु) + निहत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), द्विवचन; qualifying ‘तयोः’

• तप्तान्: afflicted, tormented
• तप्तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप् (धातु) + तप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; object-qualifier

• वसुदेव-पुरोगमान्: having Vasudeva at the head
• वसुदेव-पुरोगमान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसुदेव (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास (वसुदेवः पुरोगमः/with Vasudeva in front); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; qualifying the group to be killed

• तत्-बन्धून्: his kinsmen
• तत्-बन्धून्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (तस्य बन्धवः/his relatives); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• निहनिष्यामि: I shall kill
• निहनिष्यामि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• वृष्णि-भोज-दशार्हकान्: the Vṛṣṇis, Bhojas, and Daśārhas
• वृष्णि-भोज-दशार्हकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्णि (प्रातिपदिक) + भोज (प्रातिपदिक) + दशार्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार/इतरेतर द्वन्द्व (three clan-names in coordination); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

Purport

Even today there are wicked political leaders throughout the world who make such plans and even carry them out.

Characters & Entities

• Kaṁsa
• Vasudeva
• Vṛṣṇis
• Bhojas
• Daśārhas

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Kamsa’s hatred toward Krishna’s family?

This verse shows Kaṁsa’s escalating cruelty: even after trying to eliminate Kṛṣṇa’s allies, he vows to wipe out Vasudeva and the entire Yadu clans (Vṛṣṇis, Bhojas, Daśārhas), revealing adharma driven by fear and envy.

Why did Kamsa say he would kill Vasudeva and the Vrishnis, Bhojas, and Dasharhas?

Kaṁsa believed his survival depended on destroying Kṛṣṇa’s support system; therefore he targeted Vasudeva and the broader Yadu dynasty, imagining that removing Kṛṣṇa’s family and allies would secure his throne.

Practical application of this shloka in modern life?

Unchecked fear and hatred can expand into harming innocent people; the Bhagavatam warns that adharma multiplies when one justifies cruelty, and it encourages choosing restraint, humility, and devotion over paranoia and vengeance.