Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 27

The Murder of Satrājit and the Recovery of the Syamantaka Jewel

Devanagari script

केशवो द्वारकामेत्य निधनं शतधन्वन: । अप्राप्तिं च मणे: प्राह प्रियाया: प्रियकृद् विभु: ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

keśavo dvārakām etya nidhanaṁ śatadhanvanaḥ aprāptiṁ ca maṇeḥ prāha priyāyāḥ priya-kṛd vibhuḥ

Translation

凯沙瓦回到德瓦拉卡，叙述了沙塔丹瓦之死，并说明自己未能寻得“善曼塔迦”宝珠；他以悦人之辞安慰并取悦挚爱的萨蒂雅婆玛。

Synonyms

• keśavaḥ: Keshava (Krishna)
• keśavaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• dvārakām: to Dvaraka
• dvārakām: Karma (कर्म/Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; गत्यर्थकर्म (goal of motion)

• etya: having come/arrived
• etya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: i (इ/धातु) + ल्यप् (Ktvā/absolutive)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), ‘having gone/arrived’

• nidhanam: death
• nidhanam: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nidhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• śatadhanvanaḥ: of Shatadhanvan
• śatadhanvanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śatadhanvan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• aprāptim: non-attainment
• aprāptim: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-prāpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय/Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• maṇeḥ: of the jewel
• maṇeḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• prāha: said/told
• prāha: Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āh (प्र+आह्/धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• priyāyāḥ: of (his) beloved
• priyāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• priya-kṛt: dear-doer (one who pleases)
• priya-kṛt: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛt (कृत्/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे ‘प्रियं करोति’ (one who does what is dear)

• vibhuḥ: the Lord, the mighty one
• vibhuḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Purport

Naturally Queen Satyabhāmā was pleased to hear that her father’s murderer had been brought to justice. But her father’s Syamantaka jewel still had to be recovered, and thus she was also pleased to hear of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s determination to recover it.

Characters & Entities

• Keśava (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Śatadhanvā
• Kṛṣṇa’s beloved wife (Satyabhāmā)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Syamantaka jewel not being recovered?

This verse states that after Śatadhanvā was killed, Kṛṣṇa returned to Dvārakā and informed His beloved that the jewel still had not been obtained.

Why did Krishna tell His wife about Śatadhanvā’s death and the missing jewel?

Because the Syamantaka affair had become a serious matter of honor and accusation in Dvārakā; Kṛṣṇa, wishing to please and reassure His beloved, disclosed both the outcome (Śatadhanvā’s death) and the unresolved issue (the jewel not recovered).

What is the practical lesson from this shloka for modern life?

Even after resolving part of a problem, one should honestly communicate what remains unfinished—truthful reporting and responsible follow-through are virtues highlighted in Kṛṣṇa’s conduct.