SB 8.10.36 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.10.36

भुशुण्डिभिश्चक्रगदर्ष्टिपट्टिशै: शक्त्युल्मुकै: प्रासपरश्वधैरपि । निस्त्रिंशभल्ल‍ै: परिघै: समुद्गरै: सभिन्दिपालैश्च शिरांसि चिच्छिदु: ॥ ३६ ॥

bhuśuṇḍibhiś cakra-gadarṣṭi-paṭṭiśaiḥ

[bhushundibhish chakra-gadarshti-pattishaih]

śakty-ulmukaiḥ prāsa-paraśvadhair api

[shakty-ulmukaih praasa-parashvadhair api]

nistriṁśa-bhallaiḥ parighaiḥ samudgaraiḥ

[nistrimsha-bhallaih parighaih samudgaraih]

sabhindipālaiś ca śirāṁsi cicchiduḥ

[sabhindipaalaish cha shiraamsi chichchiduh]

Word-for-word

bhuśuṇḍibhiḥ — with weapons called bhuśuṇḍi cakra — with discs gadā — with clubs ṛṣṭi — with the weapons called ṛṣṭi paṭṭiśaiḥ — with the weapons called paṭṭiśa śakti — with the śakti weapons ulmukaiḥ — with the weapons called ulmukas prāsa — with the prāsa weapons paraśvadhaiḥ — with the weapons called paraśvadha api — also nistriṁśa — with nistriṁśas bhallaiḥ — with lances parighaiḥ — with the weapons named parighas sa-mudgaraiḥ — with the weapons known as mudgara sa-bhindipālaiḥ — with the bhindipāla weapons ca — also śirāṁsi — heads cicchiduḥ — cut off.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

bhuśuṇḍibhiś cakra-gadarṣṭi-paṭṭiśaiḥ

bhuśuṇḍibhiḥ

with weapons called bhuśuṇḍi

cakra

with discs

gadā

with clubs

ṛṣṭi

with the weapons called ṛṣṭi

paṭṭiśaiḥ

with the weapons called paṭṭiśa

śakty-ulmukaiḥ prāsa-paraśvadhair api

śakti

with the śakti weapons

ulmukaiḥ

with the weapons called ulmukas

prāsa

with the prāsa weapons

paraśvadhaiḥ

with the weapons called paraśvadha

api

also

nistriṁśa-bhallaiḥ parighaiḥ samudgaraiḥ

nistriṁśa

with nistriṁśas

bhallaiḥ

with lances

parighaiḥ

with the weapons named parighas

sa-mudgaraiḥ

with the weapons known as mudgara

sabhindipālaiś ca śirāṁsi cicchiduḥ

sa-bhindipālaiḥ

with the bhindipāla weapons

also

śirāṁsi

heads

cicchiduḥ

cut off.

They severed one another’s heads, using weapons like bhuśuṇḍis, cakras, clubs, ṛṣṭis, paṭṭiśas, śaktis, ulmukas, prāsas, paraśvadhas, nistriṁśas, lances, parighas, mudgaras and bhindipālas.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

They severed one another's heads, using weapons like bhuśuṇḍis, [Note: This is perhaps a firearm.] disks, clubs, spears, three-pointed spears, pikes, firebrands, barbed darts, hatchets, swords, lances, iron clubs, hammers and javelins. These are different types of weapons.

Personal Guidance

Heads severed with bhuśuṇḍis, cakras, clubs, paraśvadhas, mudgaras. The Bhāgavatam lists weapons in detail — refusing to abstract violence. Naming the instruments forces us to see what we usually look past.

Reflection Questions

What instruments of harm in my world do I leave unnamed because naming them would be uncomfortable?
Where do I prefer abstract talk of conflict to specific accounting of damage?

📝 My note

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