Shloka 11

Uttarā-vilāpaḥ and Kṛṣṇasya satya-vacanenābhi-mañyu-jasyābhijīvanam

Uttarā’s Lament and the Revival of Abhimanyu’s Son by Krishna’s Truth-Act

Devanagari script

सुसंवीताभवद्‌ देवी देववत्‌ कृष्णमीयुषी । सा तथा दूयमानेन हृदयेन तपस्विनी

Transliteration

susaṃvītābhavad devī devavat kṛṣṇam īyuṣī | sā tathā dūyamānena hṛdayena tapasvinī ||

Translation

বৈশম্পায়নে ক’লে— দেৱীৰ দৰে সুসজ্জিত হৈ, দেৱতুল্য দীপ্তি লৈ সি কৃষ্ণৰ ওচৰলৈ গ’ল; তথাপি তপস্বিনী স্বভাৱৰ সেই নাৰীৰ হৃদয় ভিতৰে ভিতৰে দুঃখে দহি আছিল।

Word by Word

• सुसंवीता: well-clad, well-covered
• सुसंवीता: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुसंवीत (सु-सम्-√वी + क्त)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was, became
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

• देवी: the lady, the queen
• देवी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• देववत्: like a god, divinely
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: देववत्

• कृष्णम्: Krishna
• कृष्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ईयुषी: having gone/come (to), who had approached
• ईयुषी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईयुषी (√इ + क्तवतु/क्तवन्-स्त्री)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• दूयमानेन: by/with (a heart) being pained, burning with grief
• दूयमानेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दूयमान (√दूय्/√दुय् + शानच्)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• हृदयेन: with the heart
• हृदयेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृदय
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तपस्विनी: the ascetic woman, the pious lady
• तपस्विनी: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्विनी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇa
• devī (a noble lady/queen, unnamed in this verse)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical tension between outward dignity and inward suffering: even a disciplined, ascetic-minded person may be overwhelmed by grief, and in such moments seeking the presence of a wise guide (here, Kṛṣṇa) becomes a dharmic response.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that a noble lady, appearing radiant and properly attired, goes to meet Kṛṣṇa; despite her composed exterior, she is inwardly distressed, her heart burning with sorrow.