Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

सपरिच्छदमात्मानं हित्वा तृणमिवेश्वरम् । यान्तीं स्‍त्रियं चान्वगमं नग्न उन्मत्तवद् रुदन् ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

sa-paricchadam ātmānaṁ hitvā tṛṇam iveśvaram yāntīṁ striyaṁ cānvagamaṁ nagna unmatta-vad rudan

Translation

ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಸಹಿತನಾದ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಅವಳು ಹುಲ್ಲಿನ ತುಂಡಿನಂತೆ ತ್ಯಜಿಸಿದಳು; ಆದರೂ ನಾನು ನಗ್ನನಾಗಿ, ಉನ್ಮತ್ತನಂತೆ ಅಳುತ್ತಾ ಅವಳ ಹಿಂದೆ ಹೋದೆ.

Synonyms

• स-परिच्छदम्: with belongings/retinue
• स-परिच्छदम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह) + परिच्छद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; सहार्थक-समास (with-possessions)

• आत्मानम्: myself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हित्वा: having abandoned
• हित्वा: Kriya (क्रिया/Non-finite)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (धातु) + हित्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• तृणम्: a straw
• तृणम्: Upamana (उपमान/Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इव: like/as
• इव: Upama-marker (उपमा-सूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• ईश्वरम्: the lord/master (myself as ruler)
• ईश्वरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यान्तीम्: going
• यान्तीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु) + यान्ती (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्त्रियम्: a woman
• स्त्रियम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्वगमम्: I followed
• अन्वगमम्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नग्नः: naked
• नग्नः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नग्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उन्मत्त-वद्: like a madman
• उन्मत्त-वद्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उन्मत्त (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial), उपमा/प्रकारवाचक (in the manner of)

• रुदन्: crying
• रुदन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुद् (धातु) + रुदन् (कृदन्त, शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Uddhava
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• the attached man (gṛhastha/lover)
• the woman (strī)

FAQs

What does Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 11.26.10 say about attachment and lust?

It portrays how lust-driven attachment can strip a person of dignity, self-control, and even basic propriety—making one abandon everything and behave like a madman while chasing sense pleasure.

Who is speaking in Bhagavatam 11.26.10 and to whom is it spoken?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates these teachings within Kṛṣṇa’s instructions to Uddhava, illustrating the degrading consequences of uncontrolled attachment.

How can this verse be applied in modern life?

Cultivate self-mastery by regulating desire, avoiding obsessive relationships, and redirecting the heart toward devotion and higher purpose, so emotions do not overrule discernment.