Shloka 4

Balarāma Slays the Ape Dvivida

Dvivida-vadha

Devanagari script

क्व‍‍चित्स शैलानुत्पाट्य तैर्देशान् समचूर्णयत् । आनर्तान् सुतरामेव यत्रास्ते मित्रहा हरि: ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

kvacit sa śailān utpāṭya tair deśān samacūrṇayat ānartān sutarām eva yatrāste mitra-hā hariḥ

Translation

Kadang-kadang dia mencabut gunung-gunung lalu menghancurkan negeri-negeri dengannya. Terutama wilayah Ānarta dia porak-perandakan, kerana di sanalah Bhagavān Hari, pembunuh sahabatnya, bersemayam.

Synonyms

• क्वचित्: sometimes
• क्वचित्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक (adverb: ‘somewhere/sometimes’)

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

• शैलान्: mountains
• शैलान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• उत्पाट्य: having uprooted
• उत्पाट्य: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल; prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + पट्/पाट् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), उपसर्ग ‘उत्’; ‘having uprooted’

• तैः: with those (mountains)
• तैः: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘शैलैः’ इत्यर्थे

• देशान्: regions
• देशान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• समचूर्णयत्: pulverized, crushed
• समचूर्णयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + चूर्णय् (धातु; चूर्ण-नामधातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• आनर्तान्: the Ānarta people/lands
• आनर्तान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; जनपदवाचक

• सुतराम्: exceedingly
• सुतराम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुतराम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अतिशयार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (intensifier)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative adverb: ‘where’)

• आस्ते: dwells, stays
• आस्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मित्र-हा: slayer of (his) friend
• मित्र-हा: Visheshana (विशेषण; epithet)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मित्र + हन् (प्रातिपदिक; हन्-धातुजन्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (मित्रं हन्ति इति)

• हरिः: Hari (Krishna)
• हरिः: Karta (कर्ता; of ‘आस्ते’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Śālva
• Hari (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Shalva attacking Dvaraka?

This verse describes Śālva’s devastation—uprooting mountains and crushing regions—especially targeting Ānarta (Dvārakā’s land) where Lord Hari (Kṛṣṇa) was present.

Why is Lord Krishna called Hari in this verse?

Hari indicates the Supreme Lord who removes fear and sin and also destroys demonic threats; here it emphasizes Kṛṣṇa as the divine protector present in Dvārakā during Śālva’s assault.

Practical application: how should devotees respond when facing aggression or chaos?

The verse highlights that destruction driven by envy is temporary, while taking shelter of Hari brings protection and steadiness—devotees should remain grounded in dharma, prayer, and service rather than panic.