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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.74.42

ततश्चैद्यस्त्वसम्भ्रान्तो जगृहे खड्‍गचर्मणी । भर्त्सयन् कृष्णपक्षीयान् राज्ञ: सदसि भारत ॥ ४२ ॥
tataś caidyas tv asambhrānto
[tatash chaidyas tv asambhraanto]
jagṛhe khaḍga-carmaṇī
[jagrihe khadga-charmanee]
bhartsayan kṛṣṇa-pakṣīyān
[bhartsayan krishna-paksheeyaan]
rājñaḥ sadasi bhārata
[raajnah sadasi bhaarata]
Word-for-word
tataḥ — then caidyaḥ — Śiśupāla tu — but asambhrāntaḥ — unshaken jagṛhe — took up khaḍga — his sword carmaṇī — and shield bhartsayan — insulting kṛṣṇa — of Kṛṣṇa pakṣīyān — the proponents rājñaḥ — the kings sadasi — in the assembly bhārata — O descendant of Bharata .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tataś caidyas tv asambhrānto
tataḥ
then
caidyaḥ
Śiśupāla
tu
but
asambhrāntaḥ
unshaken
jagṛhe khaḍga-carmaṇī
jagṛhe
took up
khaḍga
his sword
carmaṇī
and shield
bhartsayan kṛṣṇa-pakṣīyān
bhartsayan
insulting
kṛṣṇa
of Kṛṣṇa
pakṣīyān
the proponents
rājñaḥ sadasi bhārata
rājñaḥ
the kings
sadasi
in the assembly
bhārata
O descendant of Bharata .
Important Words
  • caidyaḥ — Śiśupāla
    From Cedi — king of the Cedi country. The Bhāgavatam switches from 'Damaghoṣa-suta' (verse 30) to 'caidya' (here) and 'cedi-pa' (verse 39), drawing a tight verbal portrait of his political identity.
  • asambhrāntaḥ — unshaken, unconfused
    A (not) + sambhrānta (confused, agitated). His composure makes the verse colder — this is no panicked flailing but cold, articulate hostility. Gauḍīyas: the asura's worst form is the lucid, fearless asura, not the desperate one.
  • khaḍga - carmaṇī — sword and shield
    Compound + dual: khaḍga (sword) + carma (shield). The two-weapon stance of a kṣatriya prepared for melee. Śiśupāla is not bluffing; the Bhāgavatam will not let us read his fall as accidental.
  • kṛṣṇa - pakṣīyān — the proponents of Kṛṣṇa
    Compound: Kṛṣṇa + pakṣīya (of the side of). Śiśupāla insults not only Kṛṣṇa but His pakṣa — the bhakta-side. The verse names the camp Gauḍīyas claim membership in.
Undaunted, Śiśupāla then took up his sword and shield in the midst of all the assembled kings, O Bhārata, and hurled insults at those who sided with Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Undaunted, Śiśupāla then took up his sword and shield in the midst of all the assembled kings, O Bhārata, and hurled insults at those who sided with Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Others who sided with Śiśupāla however became confused. This is indicated by the word tu.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Śiśupāla also (tu) took up his sword and insulted the followers of the Lord. Śukadeva calls to Parīkṣit in anger or in astonishment at Śiśupāla’s foolishness. Or he comforted Parīkṣit, thinking that he may be frightened. Since you come in a great family, give up false worry and be calm.

Related values & verses
Related values
Adambhitva (Non-hypocrisy / Authenticity)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Tejas (Inner Radiance / Vigour)Discriminative Wisdom
Related verses
BG 5.18 BG 8.4 BG 14.12 BG 14.1 BG 12.1 BG 18.37 BG 11.1 BG 3.3 SB 1.2BG 12.3 BG 4.8 BG 15.9 BG 6.35 BG 18.74
Concepts
Jiva
Personal Guidance
Undaunted, Śiśupāla took sword and shield and kept hurling insults. Some delusions escalate even when surrounded; this is the inner picture of obstinate pride.
Reflection Questions
  • Where in me does pride double down when it should retreat?
  • What would help me recognize the moment to step back?
Analogy

A wick burns brightest just before it extinguishes; an enemy of God grows loudest just before his end. Śiśupāla, sword and shield up, hurls his last salvo — the Bhāgavatam frames the bravado as the immediate cause of release.

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