Shloka 20
Kṛṣṇa Defeats Bāṇāsura and Receives Śiva’s Prayers
The Śoṇitapura Battle and the Jvara Episode
Devanagari script
तन्माता कोटरा नाम नग्ना मक्तशिरोरुहा । पुरोऽवतस्थे कृष्णस्य पुत्रप्राणरिरक्षया ॥ २० ॥
Transliteration
tan-mātā koṭarā nāma nagnā makta-śiroruhā puro ’vatasthe kṛṣṇasya putra-prāṇa-rirakṣayā
Translation
そのとき、バーナースラの母コータラーは、子の命を救わんとして、裸で髪をほどいたまま、主クリシュナの前に現れた。
Synonyms
तत्of him/that
तत्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally
माताmother
माता:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
कोटराKoṭarā
कोटरा:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकोटरा (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; proper name
नामby name
नाम:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya; particle meaning 'by name/indeed' (नाम-प्रयोग)
नग्नाnaked
नग्ना:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनग्न (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective qualifying 'माता/कोटरा'
मक्त-शिरोरुहाwith loosened hair
मक्त-शिरोरुहा:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमक्त (प्रातिपदिक) + शिरोरुह (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; कर्मधारय: 'मक्ताः शिरोरुहाः यस्याः' (with loosened hair)
पुरःin front
पुरः:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण) meaning 'in front/before'
अवतस्थेstood
अवतस्थे:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Ātmanepada
कृष्णस्यof Krishna
कृष्णस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootकृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular
पुत्र-प्राण-रिरक्षयाfor the protection of (her) son's life
पुत्र-प्राण-रिरक्षया:
Karana/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + प्राण (प्रातिपदिक) + रिरक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'पुत्रस्य प्राणानां रिरक्षा' = protection of (her) son's life
Characters & Entities
K
KoṭarāK
KṛṣṇaB
BāṇāsuraFAQs
Koṭarā is Bāṇāsura’s mother, who comes before Lord Kṛṣṇa in a desperate attempt to save her son’s life.
In the narrative, she makes an extreme, urgent appeal—abandoning normal decorum—to stop Kṛṣṇa from killing her son and to evoke mercy.
Even amid conflict, heartfelt appeals for protection and mercy can soften outcomes—reminding us to seek compassion and de-escalation rather than revenge.