Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 34

Pūru-vaṁśa, Duṣmanta–Śakuntalā, and the Rise of Mahārāja Bharata

Devanagari script

तस्यासन् नृप वैदर्भ्य: पत्‍न्यस्तिस्र: सुसम्मता: । जघ्नुस्त्यागभयात् पुत्रान् नानुरूपा इतीरिते ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

tasyāsan nṛpa vaidarbhyaḥ patnyas tisraḥ susammatāḥ jaghnus tyāga-bhayāt putrān nānurūpā itīrite

Translation

王よ、バラタ王には3人の妻がいました。生まれた息子たちが王に似ていなかったため、不義を疑われ捨てられることを恐れ、彼女たちは自らの子を殺してしまいました。

Synonyms

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive), Ekavacana

• āsan: there were
• āsan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Laṅ lakāra (Imperfect/लङ्), Prathama puruṣa, Bahuvacana

• nṛpa: O king
• nṛpa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Sambodhana (Vocative/सम्बोधन), Ekavacana

• vaidarbhyaḥ: women of Vidarbha
• vaidarbhyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidarbhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā (Nominative), Bahuvacana

• patnyaḥ: wives
• patnyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• tisraḥ: three
• tisraḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana (feminine numeral form)

• susammatāḥ: highly esteemed
• susammatāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-sammata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; karmadhāraya: su (well) + sammata (approved/esteemed)

• jaghnus: they killed
• jaghnus: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: han (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ lakāra (Perfect/लिट्), Prathama puruṣa, Bahuvacana

• tyāga-bhayāt: from fear of being abandoned
• tyāga-bhayāt: Hetu (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tyāga (प्रातिपदिक) + bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Pañcamī (Ablative/पञ्चमी), Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: tyāgasya bhayam (fear of abandonment)

• putrān: sons
• putrān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṁliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha-nipāta (negation particle/निषेध)

• anurūpāḥ: suitable/compatible
• anurūpāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anurūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyārtha-dyotaka (वाक्यार्थद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotation marker (इति)

• īrite: it is said/was stated
• īrite: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: īr (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Present/लट्) in passive (karmaṇi prayoga/कर्मणि), Prathama puruṣa, Dvivacana?; better: Prathama puruṣa, Ekavacana, Ātmanepada passive: īryate → īrite (textual perfect/passive usage)

Characters & Entities

• Parīkṣit Mahārāja

FAQs

What is the meaning of Srimad Bhagavatam 9.20.34?

It says that a king had three respected wives from Vidarbha, and out of fear of being abandoned they killed their sons, claiming the children were “not suitable.”

Who is speaking this verse in the Bhagavata Purana?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating this history to Parīkṣit Mahārāja.

What practical lesson does Bhagavatam 9.20.34 give for modern life?

It warns that fear of social rejection can push people into grave wrongdoing; dharma requires courage, truthfulness, and protection of dependents rather than acting from insecurity.