Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 6

The Murder of Satrājit and the Recovery of the Syamantaka Jewel

Devanagari script

स्‍त्रीणां विक्रोशमानानां क्रन्दन्तीनामनाथवत् । हत्वा पशून् सौनिकवन्मणिमादाय जग्मिवान् ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

strīṇāṁ vikrośamānānāṁ krandantīnām anātha-vat hatvā paśūn saunika-van maṇim ādāya jagmivān

Translation

Habang ang mga kababaihan sa palasyo ni Satrajit ay sumisigaw at walang magawa na umiiyak, kinuha ni Satadhanva ang hiyas at umalis, tulad ng isang berdugo matapos pumatay ng mga hayop.

Synonyms

• स्त्रीणाम्: of the women
• स्त्रीणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• विक्रोशमानानाम्: of (those) wailing loudly
• विक्रोशमानानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + क्रुश् (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present participle, Ātmanepada), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘of (those) crying out’

• क्रन्दन्तीनाम्: of (those) weeping
• क्रन्दन्तीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रन्द् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘of (those) crying’

• अनाथवत्: like the helpless
• अनाथवत्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनाथ (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: उपमा-वाचक अव्यय (indeclinable in -वत्): ‘like/as if’

• हत्वा: having killed
• हत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having killed’

• पशून्: animals/cattle
• पशून्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सौनिकवत्: like a butcher
• सौनिकवत्: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सौनिक (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: उपमा-वाचक अव्यय (indeclinable in -वत्): ‘like a butcher’

• मणिम्: the jewel
• मणिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having taken’

• जग्मिवान्: went away
• जग्मिवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (perfect participle active), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘having gone’ (as finite sense)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about greed and violence in the Syamantaka jewel story?

This verse portrays how greed for the Syamantaka jewel led to ruthless violence—killing the helpless like animals—highlighting the adharma and grave karmic consequences that arise from covetousness.

Who is speaking this verse in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.57.6, and to whom?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse while narrating Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes to King Parīkṣit, describing the atrocities committed in the conflict surrounding the Syamantaka jewel.

How can this shloka be applied in modern life?

It warns that unchecked desire for wealth or status can dehumanize others; cultivating restraint, compassion, and dharma prevents harm and the chain of suffering that follows selfish actions.