Shloka 8

The Murder of Satrājit and the Recovery of the Syamantaka Jewel

Devanagari script

तैलद्रोण्यां मृतं प्रास्य जगाम गजसाह्वयम् । कृष्णाय विदितार्थाय तप्ताचख्यौ पितुर्वधम् ॥ ८ ॥

Transliteration

taila-droṇyāṁ mṛtaṁ prāsya jagāma gajasāhvayam kṛṣṇāya viditārthāya taptācakhyau pitur vadham

Translation

萨蒂亚婆摩将父亲的遗体放入盛满油的大缸中，前往象城（哈斯提那补罗）。在那里，她悲痛地向早已知晓一切的主奎师那禀告父亲被害之事。

Synonyms

• तैलद्रोण्याम्: in an oil-vat
• तैलद्रोण्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल + द्रोणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तैलस्य द्रोणी इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• मृतम्: dead
• मृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृ (धातु) → मृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (शरीरम्/तम्) इत्यस्य विशेषण

• प्रास्य: having thrown/placed
• प्रास्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र + अस् (धातु) → प्रास्य (कृदन्त, त्वा)
• Form: त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘प्रक्षिप्य/निक्षिप्य’ अर्थे

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• गजसाह्वयम्: to Hastināpura (the city called ‘Gaja-sāhvaya’)
• गजसाह्वयम्: Gati-Karma (गतिकर्म/गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज + साह्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गजैः साह्वयते/गज-संज्ञकं नगरम् इति (नाम)

• कृष्णाय: to Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन

• विदितार्थाय: to him who knew the matter
• विदितार्थाय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विदित + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; विदितः अर्थः यस्य (कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषभाव), कृष्णस्य विशेषण

• तप्ता: tormented (with grief)
• तप्ता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तप् (धातु) → तप्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (सत्यभामा) इत्यस्य विशेषण

• आचख्यौ: told/informed
• आचख्यौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पितुः: of (her) father
• पितुः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• वधम्: killing, murder
• वधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Hastināpura (Gaja-sāhvaya)
• Satrājit

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Kṛṣṇa being all-knowing (viditārtha)?

This verse explicitly says Kṛṣṇa already knew the situation, yet the grieving messenger still informed Him—highlighting Kṛṣṇa’s omniscience and the devotee’s impulse to take shelter by reporting everything to Him.

Why did the messenger go to Hastināpura (Gaja-sāhvaya) and then speak to Kṛṣṇa about his father’s death?

After disposing of the body in an oil-vat, he went to Hastināpura and, overwhelmed with anguish, conveyed to Kṛṣṇa the news of his father’s murder as part of the unfolding Syamantaka-jewel conflict.

How can this Bhagavatam verse be applied in modern life when facing injustice or loss?

Even when God knows our pain, the Bhagavatam models bringing our grief and the facts of wrongdoing to the Lord—seeking guidance, protection, and a dharmic resolution rather than acting blindly in rage.