Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, Shloka 25

Dadhīci’s Supreme Charity and the Opening of Indra’s War with Vṛtrāsura

Devanagari script

न ते शस्त्रास्त्रवर्षौघा ह्यासेदु: सुरसैनिकान् । छिन्ना: सिद्धपथे देवैर्लघुहस्तै: सहस्रधा ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

na te śastrāstra-varṣaughā hy āseduḥ sura-sainikān chinnāḥ siddha-pathe devair laghu-hastaiḥ sahasradhā

Translation

ദേവസൈനികരെ കൊല്ലാൻ വിട്ട ആയുധ-അമ്പുവർഷം അവരിലേക്കെത്തിയില്ല; ദേവന്മാർ വേഗത്തിൽ ആകാശപഥത്തിൽ തന്നേ അവയെ ആയിരം കഷണങ്ങളാക്കി വെട്ടിമുറിച്ചു।

Synonyms

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध — negation particle

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Pronoun: nominative plural

• शस्त्रास्त्रवर्षौघाः: torrents of weapon-and-missile rain
• शस्त्रास्त्रवर्षौघाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र-अस्त्र-वर्ष-ओघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Nominative plural; समास: तत्पुरुष (शस्त्रास्त्रयोः वर्षस्य ओघाः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphasis/indeed)

• आसेदुः: reached, struck
• आसेदुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ√सद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्ण), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद — Perfect, 3rd plural, active

• सुरसैनिकान्: the soldiers of the gods
• सुरसैनिकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर-सैनिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन — Accusative plural; समास: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सुराणां सैनिकाः)

• छिन्नाः: cut off, severed
• छिन्नाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √छिद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (भूतकर्मणि), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Past passive participle, nominative plural; (शस्त्रास्त्रवर्षौघाः) understood

• सिद्धपथे: on the path/track of the Siddhas (in the sky)
• सिद्धपथे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध-पथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन — Locative singular; समास: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (सिद्धानां पथः)

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/कर्ता), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural (agent)

• लघुहस्तैः: with swift hands
• लघुहस्तैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लघु-हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Instrumental plural; समास: कर्मधारय (लघवः हस्ताः येषां ते) used adjectivally

• सहस्रधा: into thousands (of pieces)
• सहस्रधा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहस्रधा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक — distributive adverb ('in a thousand ways/pieces')

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Sura-sainika (demigod soldiers)

FAQs

What does Srimad Bhagavatam 6.10.25 say about divine protection in battle?

It says the devas, being swift and expert, intercepted and shattered the incoming torrents of weapons mid-flight, so they never reached the demigod soldiers—showing protection through divinely empowered capability.

Who is speaking Srimad Bhagavatam 6.10.25 and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating to King Parīkṣit, describing how the demigods neutralized the enemy’s weapon-showers during the conflict surrounding Vṛtrāsura.

How can this verse be applied in modern life?

It teaches steadiness under “incoming attacks”: with discipline, alertness, and higher support (prayer and dharma), obstacles can be intercepted early—before they cause harm.