Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.44.38
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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vicakarṣa
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He dragged
Imperfect of vi + √kṛṣ. The same dragging-verb used in verse 2 of the wrestlers grappling. The verse intentionally re-uses the verb: what the wrestlers tried to do to Bhagavān, Bhagavān now does to their king.
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ibham
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elephant
Accusative of ibha. The elephant — the largest body in the simile-store. Cf. verse 22-23 where Cāṇūra struck Kṛṣṇa and Kṛṣṇa was 'like an elephant struck with a garland'. Now Kaṁsa is the elephant — dead, dragged.
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hā hā iti
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'Ah! Ah!' thus
Onomatopoetic interjection. The unanimous cry of a stunned crowd. The Bhāgavatam doesn't interpret it — it can be lament, awe, relief, all three. The reader is left to hear it as the actual sound of a city's hinge.
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samparetam
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dead
From sam + pra + √i (to go away). 'Gone away'. The Bhāgavatam's slightly euphemistic word for death — it preserves the dignity of the body even as it is being dragged. Even Kaṁsa is samparetaḥ, not just hata.
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that many people in the audience thought Kaṁsa had simply been knocked unconscious when thrown from the lofty dais. Therefore Lord Kṛṣṇa dragged his corpse so everyone would realize that the evil King was indeed dead. Thus the exclamation hā hā indicates how surprised the people were that the King was suddenly dead and gone. The audience’s astonishment is also mentioned in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa: tato hāhā-kṛtaṁ sarvam āsīt tad-raṅga-maṇḍalam avajñayā hataṁ dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇena mathureśvaram “Then the entire arena became filled with cries of astonishment as the people saw that the master of Mathurā had been contemptuously killed by Kṛṣṇa.”
The spectators thought that Kamsa was only unconscious and were not aware that he was dead. Krsna dragged him on the ground to make them realize that he was dead. They expressed surprise because though Kamsa was a great warrior, he had been killed with such distain. The visnu purana also says, "Then all those spectators exclaimed ‘Oh, what calamity, seeing that Krsna had killed the King of Mathura in a contemptuous way’"
Because Kṛṣṇa fell on top of him, he died (samparetam). While the universe watched, he dragged him on the earth. This means no one opposed this, and everyone was happy. They cried out in astonishment since Kaṁsa, though a great warrior, was killed with disrespect. The audience’s astonishment is also mentioned in the Viṣṇu Purāṇa: tato hāhā-kṛtaṁ sarvam āsīt tad-raṅga-maṇḍalam avajṣayā hataṁ dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇena mathureśvaram Then the entire arena became filled with cries of astonishment as the people saw that the master of Mathurā had been contemptuously killed by Kṛṣṇa. Śukadeva, full of joy, called out to Parīkṣit when he saw that he was also joyous.
Because Kṛṣṇa fell on top of him, he died (samparetam). To satisfy Vasudeva and others, he dragged him on the earth. This produced a huge trough. Gauraveṇātimahatā parikhā tena kṛṣyatā Kṛtā kaṁsasya dehena vegeneva mahāmbhasaḥ He dug out a huge trough of water by pulling Kaṁsa’s body quickly. Viṣṇu Purāṇa This is known as Kaṁsa’s canal or Kaṁsa’s River. This is near Viśranti-tīrtha. This implies his body was huge and tough. Roaring like a lion suggest that he pulled him easily, with anger. Everyone saw this directly. No one had been able to stop him though he was the wickedest person. Now everyone was happy. They exclaimed with disrespect for the death of a huge demons. tato hāhā-kṛtaṁ sarvam āsīt tad-raṅga-maṇḍalam avajṣayā hataṁ dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇena mathureśvaram Then the entire arena became filled with cries of astonishment as the people saw that the master of Mathurā had been contemptuously killed by Kṛṣṇa. Viṣṇu Purāṇa Śukadeva, full of joy, called out to Parīkṣit when he saw that he was also joyous. Or since you are king you can understand this nature in people.
Kṛṣṇa drags Kaṁsa's body across the ground as a lion drags a dead elephant, in plain view of the assembly. The whole city sees. The verse ends with the unanimous cry hā hā — not lament, not joy, but the sound a crowd makes when reality finally exceeds rhetoric.
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