Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.57.18
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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mahā - maṇim
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the great jewel
Compound: mahā (great) + maṇi (gem). The Syamantaka now called mahā-maṇi — its name swells as its danger swells. Gauḍīyas observe: opulence acquires titles in proportion to the destruction it causes.
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nyasya
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depositing, placing in trust
Gerund of ni-√as. The technical word for a nyāsa — a deposit entrusted to someone. The verse's structural irony: a thief uses the language of trust to offload stolen property. Gauḍīyas note that Akrūra's later concealment of the gem traces directly to this loaded deposit.
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śata - yojana - gam
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able to go a hundred yojanas
Compound: śata (hundred) + yojana (a measure of distance) + ga (going). The Bhāgavata's gentle mockery — the horse's range is precisely specified, while the rider's range is zero against the Lord. Gauḍīyas read these distance-words as inversions: no horse outruns Kṛṣṇa's sudarśana.
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yayau
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he went, departed
Perfect of √yā. Closes the verse on a verb of going — the chapter is built on goings and pursuings. Bhāgavata grammar: pāpa goes; Bhagavān goes after; pāpa cannot go far enough.
The term nyasya, “leaving in the care of,” implies Śatadhanvā now believed the jewel was his; thus he was leaving it in the care of a friend. In blunt terms, this is a thief’s mentality.
Śatadhanvā thought that the gem (mahā-maṇim) should be possessed by a great person. He therefore deposited it to Akrūra since he thought he was great. Viṣṇu Purāṇa says he mounted a mare. Here it is said he mounted a horse. This is a general description (including mare).
Śatadhanvā, inclined to sin or inspired by Akrūra (saḥ), thought that the gem (mahā-maṇim) should be possessed by a great person. He therefore deposited it with Akrūra since he thought he was a great devotee. Akrūra accepted it by the order of the Lord according to Śrīdhara Svāmī. There should be a great result if the jewel is kept with devotion by a great devotee. Otherwise there will be disaster. The Lord thought of the welfare of the people.
Stripped of allies, Śatadhanvā hands the gem to Akrūra like a thief stuffing stolen goods into a friend's coat before running for the border. The horse can travel a hundred yojanas; pāpa imagines it can outrun Kṛṣṇa's disc.
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