Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 44

Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya Resolve and the Slaying of Jarāsandha

Devanagari script

एकपादोरुवृषणकटिपृष्ठस्तनांसके । एकबाह्वक्षिभ्रूकर्णे शकले दद‍ृशु: प्रजा: ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

eka-pādoru-vṛṣaṇa- kaṭi-pṛṣṭha-stanāṁsake eka-bāhv-akṣi-bhrū-karṇe śakale dadṛśuḥ prajāḥ

Translation

众人遂见国王分作两段倒卧：每段各有一腿、一股、一睾、一胯、一肩、一臂、一眼、一眉、一耳，并各具半背与半胸。

Synonyms

• एक-पाद-ऊरु-वृषण-कटि-पृष्ठ-स्तन-अंसके: in the piece having one foot, thigh, testicle, waist, back, breast, shoulder
• एक-पाद-ऊरु-वृषण-कटि-पृष्ठ-स्तन-अंसके: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + ऊरु (प्रातिपदिक) + वृषण (प्रातिपदिक) + कटि (प्रातिपदिक) + पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + स्तन (प्रातिपदिक) + अंसक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective dvandva) बहुपदसमास: ‘एकं पादं च ऊरु च ... अंसकं च’ इत्यादि; ‘शकले’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• एक-बाहु-अक्षि-भ्रू-कर्णे: in the piece with one arm, eye, eyebrow, ear
• एक-बाहु-अक्षि-भ्रू-कर्णे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक) + अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक) + भ्रू (प्रातिपदिक) + कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व; ‘शकले’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• शकले: in the fragment/piece
• शकले: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• ददृशुः: saw
• ददृशुः: क्रिया (Kriyā/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• प्रजाः: the people
• प्रजाः: कर्ता (Karta/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

Characters & Entities

• Jarasandha
• Prajāḥ (the citizens/people)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Jarasandha being split into two halves?

This verse describes how the people saw Jarasandha appearing as if only half-formed—one of each limb and feature—highlighting his strange, divided condition.

Who is speaking this description in Bhagavatam 10.72.44?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this detail while recounting the events surrounding Jarasandha in Canto 10, Chapter 72.

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

External appearance and even shocking circumstances do not define ultimate worth—Bhagavatam repeatedly shows that destiny unfolds under higher governance, urging humility and deeper vision beyond the surface.