Shloka 5

The Vraja Elders Question Kṛṣṇa’s Identity; Nanda Recounts Garga’s Prophecy

Devanagari script

हिन्वतोऽध: शयानस्य मास्यस्य चरणावुदक् । अनोऽपतद् विपर्यस्तं रुदत: प्रपदाहतम् ॥ ५ ॥

Transliteration

hinvato ’dhaḥ śayānasya māsyasya caraṇāv udak ano ’patad viparyastaṁ rudataḥ prapadāhatam

Translation

有一次，三个月大的小奎师那躺在一辆巨大的车下，哭着踢动双脚；仅因他脚趾尖轻轻一击，那车便倒塌并翻覆。

Synonyms

• हिन्वतः: of (one) striking/urging
• हिन्वतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध; genitive absolute-like)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हिन् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — of (someone) striking/urging

• अधः: downwards
• अधः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय/adverb — downward/below

• शयानस्य: of (one) lying
• शयानस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शी (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्यय वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present middle participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — of (one) lying

• मास्यस्य: of the month-old (baby)
• मास्यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — of the month-old (infant)

• चरणौ: (his) two feet
• चरणौ: Karta (कर्ता; agent causing fall)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), द्विवचन — two feet

• उदक्: upwards
• उदक्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उदक् (अव्यय)
• Form: दिक्-अव्यय/directional indeclinable — upward

• अनः: the cart
• अनः: Karta (कर्ता; subject of अपतत्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — cart

• अपतत्: fell
• अपतत्: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पत् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — fell

• विपर्यस्तम्: overturned
• विपर्यस्तम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण; result state)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपर्यस्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √अस् with prefix? lexical PPP ‘overturned’)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — overturned

• रुदतः: of (one) crying
• रुदतः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √रुद् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — of (the baby) crying

• प्रपद-आहतम्: struck by the forefoot
• प्रपद-आहतम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण; cause/result descriptor)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रपद (प्रातिपदिक) + आहत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √हन् ‘to strike’ PPP)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — struck by the forepart of the foot (qualifying अनः/viparyastam)

Characters & Entities

• Nanda Mahārāja

FAQs

What is happening in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.26.5?

Śukadeva describes the cart’s movement in the Yamunā episode, where the cart-wheel strikes a fish lying below in the water, indicating the dramatic conditions around the vortex and the danger near the river.

Who is speaking this verse in Bhagavatam 10.26?

The narrator is Śukadeva Gosvāmī, speaking to King Parīkṣit.

What practical lesson can devotees take from this verse?

Even ordinary details in the Lord’s līlā highlight how danger can surround us unseen; staying connected to Kṛṣṇa and His devotees is presented as the safe shelter when circumstances become perilous.