Shloka 90

Kroṣṭu–Yādava Lineages, the Syamantaka Jewel, Krishna’s Birth Context, and the Māyāmoha Account

Devanagari script

ततः सत्राजिते चैतन्मणिरत्नं स वै ददौ । यल्लब्धमृक्षराजाच्च सर्वयादवसन्निधौ

Transliteration

tataḥ satrājite caitanmaṇiratnaṃ sa vai dadau | yallabdhamṛkṣarājācca sarvayādavasannidhau

Translation

ຕໍ່ມາ ໃນທ່າມກາງຍາດະວະທັງປວງ ພຣະອົງໄດ້ມອບມະນີຮັດນະນັ້ນໃຫ້ສັດຣາຈິດ—ມະນີທີ່ໄດ້ມາຈາກກະສັດແຫ່ງຫມີ

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence/अनन्तर)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/ततः (adverb: thereafter/from that)

• सत्राजिते: to Satrājit
• सत्राजिते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्राजित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object determiner/कर्म-निर्देशक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मणिरत्नम्: the jewel-gem
• मणिरत्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि (प्रातिपदिक) + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (रत्नरूपः मणिः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यत्: which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative/यत्-तत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• लब्धम्: obtained
• लब्धम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लभ् (धातु) → लब्ध (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ऋक्षराजात्: from the king of bears (Jāmbavān)
• ऋक्षराजात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक्षराज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ऋक्षाणां राजा); पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• सर्वयादवसन्निधौ: in the presence of all the Yādavas
• सर्वयादवसन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + यादव (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वेषां यादवाणां सन्निधिः/सन्निधौ); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; specific dialogue speaker not explicit in this single verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: vira

Geographic Context

Type: city

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैतत् = च + एतत्; यल्लब्धम् = यत् + लब्धम्; मृक्षरājāt् = ऋक्षराजात्; -च्च = च.

Characters & Entities

• Satrājit
• Ṛkṣarāja (king of bears)
• Yādavas
• Syamantaka (implied)

FAQs

Who receives the jewel in this verse?

Satrājit receives the jewel-gem, given publicly in the assembly of the Yādavas.

Who is the “king of bears” (Ṛkṣarāja) mentioned here?

Ṛkṣarāja literally means “king of bears,” referring to a bear-king figure from whom the jewel had been obtained (a motif connected with the Syamantaka narrative).

What ethical or social point is emphasized by giving the jewel in public?

The verse highlights transparency and public accountability—returning or transferring a contested object before the community to prevent suspicion and restore trust.