Shloka 26

The Murder of Satrājit and the Recovery of the Syamantaka Jewel

Devanagari script

उवास तस्यां कतिचिन्मिथिलायां समा विभु: । मानित: प्रीतियुक्तेन जनकेन महात्मना । ततोऽशिक्षद् गदां काले धार्तराष्ट्र: सुयोधन: ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

uvāsa tasyāṁ katicin mithilāyāṁ samā vibhuḥ mānitaḥ prīti-yuktena janakena mahātmanā tato ’śikṣad gadāṁ kāle dhārtarāṣṭraḥ suyodhanaḥ

Translation

全能的主巴拉罗摩在弥提罗住了数年，受到大圣者阇那迦王以爱敬之心礼遇。其间，持国之子苏约陀那从巴拉罗摩处学得棍棒（钉锤）格斗之艺。

Synonyms

• उवास: stayed/dwelt
• उवास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तस्याम्: in that
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘in that (city)’

• कतिचित्: some
• कतिचित्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कति (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यक्तसंख्यावाचक; प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचनार्थे अव्ययवत्; अत्र ‘some’ (indefinite numeral)

• मिथिलायाम्: in Mithilā
• मिथिलायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिथिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• समाः: years
• समाः: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘years’ (समाः = वर्षाणि)

• विभुः: the mighty one (Krishna)
• विभुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मानितः: honored
• मानितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मान् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (PPP) ‘मानित’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘honored’

• प्रीति-युक्तेन: with affection
• प्रीति-युक्तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक) + युक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तृतीया-हेतौ/करणे; तत्पुरुषः—‘प्रीत्या युक्तः’

• जनकेन: by Janaka
• जनकेन: Kartr (कर्ता/agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• महात्मना: by the great-souled (king)
• महात्मना: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् जनकस्य

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; ‘then/thereupon’

• अशिक्षत्: learned/practised
• अशिक्षत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शिक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘learned/practised’

• गदाम्: mace (club)
• गदाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• काले: at that time
• काले: Kala-adhikarana (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समये

• धार्तराष्ट्रः: Dhārtarāṣṭra (Duryodhana)
• धार्तराष्ट्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृतराष्ट्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अण् (तद्धित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तद्धित-अपत्य/वंशज—‘son/descendant of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’

• सुयोधनः: Suyodhana (Duryodhana)
• सुयोधनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुयोधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Vibhu)
• King Janaka
• Suyodhana (Duryodhana)
• Dhṛtarāṣṭra

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Duryodhana learning mace fighting?

This verse states that during the Lord’s stay in Mithilā, Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s son Suyodhana (Duryodhana) learned the use of the mace (gadā), indicating his formal training in kṣatriya martial skills.

Why is King Janaka mentioned in this Bhagavatam verse?

King Janaka is mentioned to show that the Lord was respectfully hosted in Mithilā by a great, affectionate ruler renowned for spiritual depth, and that significant events (like Duryodhana’s training) occurred during that period.

Practical application of this shloka in modern life?

It highlights the value of learning skills in the right time and place under proper guidance, while also reminding devotees that the Lord’s presence elevates a community and makes even historical details spiritually meaningful when remembered in devotion.