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Shloka 5

The Syamantaka Jewel: Accusation, Recovery, and Kṛṣṇa’s Marriage to Satyabhāmā

तं विलोक्य जना दूरात्तेजसा मुष्टद‍ृष्टय: । दीव्यतेऽक्षैर्भगवते शशंसु: सूर्यशङ्किता: ॥ ५ ॥

taṁ vilokya janā dūrāt tejasā muṣṭa-dṛṣṭayaḥ dīvyate ’kṣair bhagavate śaśaṁsuḥ sūrya-śaṅkitāḥ

ദൂരത്ത് നിന്ന് അവനെ കണ്ട ജനങ്ങളുടെ കണ്ണുകൾ അവന്റെ തേജസ്സാൽ മങ്ങിപ്പോയി. അവർ അവനെ സൂര്യദേവനെന്ന് കരുതി, അപ്പോൾ പാശക്രീഡയിൽ ആയിരുന്ന ഭഗവാൻ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണനോട് ചെന്നു അറിയിച്ചു.

tamhim
tam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular
vilokyahaving seen
vilokya:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootlok (धातु) + vi + lyap (ल्यप्)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (ल्यप्), indeclinable; ‘having seen’
janāḥpeople
janāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootjana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Plural (बहुवचन)
dūrātfrom afar
dūrāt:
Apadana (अपादान)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootdūra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAblatival adverb (पञ्चमी-अर्थे अव्यय)
tejasāby the brilliance
tejasā:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Roottejas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular
muṣṭa-dṛṣṭayaḥwith squinting/dazzled eyes
muṣṭa-dṛṣṭayaḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmuṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक) + dṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; bahuvrīhi: ‘whose eyes are (as if) clenched/closed’ i.e., dazzled
dīvyateis playing/gambling
dīvyate:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootdiv (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), 3rd Person, Singular; Ātmanepada
akṣaiḥwith dice
akṣaiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural
bhagavateto the Lord
bhagavate:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootbhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Dative (4th), Singular
śaśaṁsuḥthey reported/announced
śaśaṁsuḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootśaṁs (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd Person, Plural; Parasmaipada
sūrya-śaṅkitāḥthinking it was the Sun
sūrya-śaṅkitāḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsūrya (प्रातिपदिक) + śaṅkita (प्रातिपदिक/क्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; tatpuruṣa: ‘suspecting (him to be) the Sun’
Ś
Śrī Kṛṣṇa
S
Sūrya (Sun-god)

FAQs

Because they saw a figure from far away whose intense brilliance dazzled their eyes, so they assumed it must be Sūrya (the Sun-god) and reported it to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this verse while recounting the events of Canto 10, Chapter 56 (the Syamantaka jewel episode) to King Parīkṣit.

Don’t jump to conclusions based on partial perception—distance, glare, and assumptions can distort reality; seek clarity and confirm facts before spreading reports.