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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.57.6

स्‍त्रीणां विक्रोशमानानां क्रन्दन्तीनामनाथवत् । हत्वा पशून् सौनिकवन्मणिमादाय जग्मिवान् ॥ ६ ॥
strīṇāṁ vikrośamānānāṁ
[streenaam vikroshamaanaanaam]
krandantīnām anātha-vat
[krandanteenaam anaatha-vat]
hatvā paśūn saunika-van
[hatvaa pashoon saunika-van]
maṇim ādāya jagmivān
[manim aadaaya jagmivaan]
Word-for-word
strīṇām — as the women vikrośamānānām — called out krandantīnām — and cried anātha — persons who have no protector vat — as if hatvā — having killed paśūn — animals saunika — a butcher vat — like maṇim — the jewel ādāya — taking jagmivān — he went .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
strīṇāṁ vikrośamānānāṁ
strīṇām
as the women
vikrośamānānām
called out
krandantīnām anātha-vat
krandantīnām
and cried
anātha
persons who have no protector
vat
as if
hatvā paśūn saunika-van
hatvā
having killed
paśūn
animals
saunika
a butcher
vat
like
maṇim ādāya jagmivān
maṇim
the jewel
ādāya
taking
jagmivān
he went .
Important Words
  • vikrośamānānām — (of the women) screaming
    Present participle of vi-√kruś. The women's cries form the soundscape of the crime — the Bhāgavatam refuses to let the murder be silent. Gauḍīyas note: any act that leaves devotees weeping is by definition unrighteous, whatever its political justification.
  • anātha - vat — as if without a protector
    Compound: a-nātha (without lord) + vat (as if). The cry of one who has no nātha — and yet Kṛṣṇa is already in motion. Gauḍīyas read this as the structural form of all distress in Bhāgavata: those who appear nātha-less are precisely those for whom Bhagavān comes.
  • saunika - vat — like a butcher
    Compound: saunika (butcher) + vat (like). One of Bhāgavatam's stark similes for someone trafficking in violence for gain. The same word recurs in the Sixth Canto for the Yamadūtas' description of pāpa-karma.
  • jagmivān — he went (off)
    Perfect participle of √gam. The verse closes with the criminal's departure — and the chapter will close with Kṛṣṇa's pursuit. Sanskrit narrative architecture: the going-away of pāpa sets up the coming-after of Bhagavān.
As the women of Satrājit’s palace screamed and helplessly wept, Śatadhanvā took the jewel and left, like a butcher after he has killed some animals.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
As the women of Satrājit's palace screamed and helplessly wept, Śatadhanvā took the jewel and left, like a butcher after he has killed some animals.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

The scene is described. The possessive case of strīṇāṁ vikrośamānānāṁ krandantīnām indicates that he was indifferent to their crying and screaming.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

His wicked nature is described. The possessive case of strīṇāṁ vikrośamānānāṁ krandantīnām indicates that he was indifferent to their crying and screaming. Or it has a locative meaning, “even though they screamed.” Though they appeared to be without a master (anāthavat), they had Kṛṣṇa as their master. The example of killing animals suggests his great sin.

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Personal Guidance
As the palace women scream and weep, Śatadhanvā takes the jewel and leaves like a butcher after killing animals. Cold criminal exit; cries of the bereaved don't register for those acting on greed.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do you proceed deaf to nearby grief because you're focused on a 'jewel'?
  • How does your hearing get re-tuned when greed quiets?
Analogy

The verse compares Śatadhanvā to a butcher leaving the slaughter pen — women weeping like leaderless cattle, jewel in hand. Bhāgavata's image is exact: greed always reduces persons to paśus, even when the killer wears royal clothes.

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