Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.58.15
तत्राविध्यच्छरैर्व्याघ्रान् शूकरान् महिषान् रुरून् ।
शरभान् गवयान् खड्गान् हरिणान् शशशल्लकान् ॥ १५ ॥
tatrāvidhyac charair vyāghrān
[tatraavidhyach charair vyaaghraan]
śūkarān mahiṣān rurūn
[shookaraan mahishaan ruroon]
śarabhān gavayān khaḍgān
[sharabhaan gavayaan khadgaan]
hariṇān śaśa-śallakān
[harinaan shasha-shallakaan]
Word-for-word
tatra
—
there
avidhyat
—
he shot
śaraiḥ
—
with his arrows
vyāghrān
—
tigers
śūkarān
—
boars
mahiṣān
—
wild buffalo
rurūn
—
a species of antelope
śarabhān
—
a species of deer
gavayān
—
a wild oxlike mammal
khaḍgān
—
rhinoceroses
hariṇān
—
black deer
śaśa
—
rabbits
śallakān
—
and porcupines .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tatrāvidhyac charair vyāghrān
tatra
there
avidhyat
he shot
śūkarān mahiṣān rurūn
śaraiḥ
with his arrows
vyāghrān
tigers
śūkarān
boars
mahiṣān
wild buffalo
rurūn
a species of antelope
śarabhān gavayān khaḍgān
śarabhān
a species of deer
gavayān
a wild oxlike mammal
khaḍgān
rhinoceroses
hariṇān śaśa-śallakān
hariṇān
black deer
śaśa
rabbits
śallakān
and porcupines .
Important Words
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avidhyat
—
he shot
From √vyadh — to pierce. Arjuna acts as kṣatriya; the verse logs the act without sentiment. Gauḍīya: dharma-yuddha against beasts that threaten village and yajña is part of varṇa-dharma, not a violation of bhakti.
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rurūn
—
a species of antelope
One of the wild species the kṣatriya is licensed to hunt for sacrificial purpose. Gauḍīya: even the names of forest creatures are preserved in the Bhāgavatam's careful inventory — the world matters in its specifics.
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śaraiḥ
—
with his arrows
Plural instrumental. The same instrument Arjuna will lay down in the Gītā moment — but here it works without contradiction. Gauḍīyas: the same act in different framings has different rasas; only with Kṛṣṇa as charioteer does the same bow become problematic.
With his arrows Arjuna shot tigers, boars and buffalo in that forest, along with rurus, śarabhas, gavayas, rhinoceroses, black deer, rabbits and porcupines.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
With his arrows Arjuna shot tigers, boars and buffalo in that forest, along with rurus, śarabhas, gavayas, rhinoceroses, black deer, rabbits and porcupines.
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
Ruru is a type of deer. Śarabha has eight feet. Gavaya is similar to a cow. Khaḍga is a rhinoceros.
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Personal Guidance
With arrows Arjuna shoots tigers, boars, buffalo, rurus, śarabhas, gavayas, rhinoceroses, deer, rabbits, porcupines. The kṣatriya hunts; warrior duties are listed plainly, not euphemized.
Reflection Questions
- Where do you euphemize legitimate duties that scripture names plainly?
- How do you keep dharma without sanitizing it?
Analogy
A king practising arms in his own forest is not merely killing animals — he is sustaining the boundary between his realm and the wild that would overrun it. Arjuna's hunt feeds the sacrificial fires that hold civilisation together.
My note
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