Shloka 47

अर्जुनस्य अन्त्येष्टि, द्वारकाप्लावनम्, कलिप्रवेशः, कालोपदेशः

Devanagari script

भीष्मद्रोणाङ्गराजाद्यास् तथा दुर्योधनादयः यत्प्रभावेन निर्दग्धाः स कृष्णस् त्यक्तवान् भुवम्

Transliteration

bhīṣmadroṇāṅgarājādyās tathā duryodhanādayaḥ yatprabhāvena nirdagdhāḥ sa kṛṣṇas tyaktavān bhuvam

Translation

Bhīṣma, Droṇa, raja Aṅga, serta Duryodhana dan yang lain—mereka hangus oleh pengaruh kuasa-Nya; Kṛṣṇa yang sama kini telah meninggalkan bumi ini.

Word by Word

• भीष्मद्रोणाङ्गराजाद्याः: Bhishma, Drona, the king of Anga, and others
• भीष्मद्रोणाङ्गराजाद्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म (प्रातिपदिक) + द्रोण (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्गराज (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्; ‘आदि’समासान्त-समूहवाचकः

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Modifier (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/उपमानार्थ-अव्ययम् (adverb/conjunctive)

• दुर्योधनादयः: Duryodhana and others
• दुर्योधनादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; ‘आदयः’ = आदि-शब्दान्त समूहः

• यत्: whose
• यत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धे (in compound with प्रभावेन)

• प्रभावेन: by (his) power
• प्रभावेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• निर्दग्धाः: burnt up, destroyed
• निर्दग्धाः: Karta (Subject in passive sense/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दह् (धातु) + निर्- उपसर्ग
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• कृष्णः: Krishna
• कृष्णः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; नाम

• त्यक्तवान्: has abandoned
• त्यक्तवान्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: क्तवत्-प्रत्ययान्त (Perfect active participle), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• भुवम्: the earth
• भुवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भुव्/भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Bhishma
• Drona
• Karna (Angaraja)
• Duryodhana
• Pandavas (implied)
• Bharata war (implied)

FAQs

What is the significance of Krishna ‘leaving the earth’ in the Vishnu Purana?

It signals the completion of the avatāra’s worldly purpose—having re-established dharma through the fall of adharma-aligned powers, the Lord withdraws His manifest presence while remaining the Supreme Reality.

How does Sage Parāśara frame the destruction of Bhishma, Drona, Karna, and Duryodhana?

He presents their fall as occurring under the overriding ‘prabhāva’ (sovereign potency) associated with Krishna—highlighting divine governance behind historical events rather than mere human causality.

What is the theological importance of Krishna in this context?

Krishna is portrayed as the supreme controller whose presence brings decisive turning points in cosmic and moral order; His departure underscores that avatāra-manifestation is voluntary and purposeful, not bound by karma.