Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

व्याघ्रोऽपि वृक्णश्रवणो निस्त्रिंशाग्राहतस्तत: । निश्चक्राम भृशं भीतो रक्तं पथि समुत्सृजन् ॥ ७ ॥

Transliteration

vyāghro ’pi vṛkṇa-śravaṇo nistriṁśāgrāhatas tataḥ niścakrāma bhṛśaṁ bhīto raktaṁ pathi samutsṛjan

Translation

剣の刃で虎の耳が切り落とされた。虎はひどく怯え、その場から逃げ去り、道に血を滴らせた。

Synonyms

• vyāghraḥ: tiger
• vyāghraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyāghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom./1st), Ekavacana (sg.)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha-bodhaka (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (particle: ‘also/even’)

• vṛkṇa-śravaṇaḥ: with ears cut off
• vṛkṇa-śravaṇaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛkṇa + śravaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Bahuvrīhi: vṛkṇe śravaṇe yasya (one whose ears are cut); Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom./1st), Ekavacana (sg.)

• nistriṁśa-āghātaḥ: (having received) a sword-blow
• nistriṁśa-āghātaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nistriṁśa + āghāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: nistriṁśasya āghātaḥ (blow of a sword); Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom./1st), Ekavacana (sg.)

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anantara (काल/अनन्तर)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya adverb (ablatival sense: ‘thereupon/from that’)

• niścakrāma: went out/fled
• niścakrāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nis-√kram (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ (Perfect/लिट्), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana (sg.), Parasmaipada

• bhṛśam: greatly
• bhṛśam: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhṛśam (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya adverb (degree/intensity)

• bhītaḥ: frightened
• bhītaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīta (कृदन्त; √bhī + kta)
• Form: Kta-participle; Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom./1st), Ekavacana (sg.)

• raktam: blood
• raktam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसakliṅga (n.), Dvitīyā (Acc./2nd), Ekavacana (sg.)

• pathi: on the path
• pathi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pathin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga (m.), Saptamī (Loc./7th), Ekavacana (sg.)

• samutsṛjan: letting out, shedding
• samutsṛjan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ut-√sṛj (धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ-present participle (शतृ), Puṁliṅga (m.), Prathamā (Nom./1st), Ekavacana (sg.)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about dealing with violent threats?

This verse shows that even a powerful aggressor like a tiger can be driven away when firmly confronted; protection of life is upheld as part of dharma.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavata Purana Canto 9 Chapter 2?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this incident to King Parīkṣit while describing events in the dynastic histories.

What is a practical lesson from this shloka for modern life?

Do not be intimidated by apparent strength—steady, righteous action and preparedness can stop harm and restore safety.