Shloka 21

Subhadrā-vilāpaḥ — Subhadrā’s Lament for Abhimanyu

Droṇa-parva 55

Devanagari script

तथेत्युक्त्वा द्विजैरुक्त: सृञ्जयं नारदो<ब्रवीत्‌ । तुभ्यं प्रसन्ना राजर्षे पुत्रमीप्सन्ति ब्राह्मणा:,ब्राह्मणोंके ऐसा कहनेपर नारदजीने “तथास्तु” कहकर उनका अनुरोध स्वीकार कर लिया। फिर वे सूंजयसे इस प्रकार बोले--'राजर्षे! ये ब्राह्मणलोग प्रसन्न होकर तुम्हारे लिये अभीष्ठ पुत्र प्राप्त करना चाहते हैं

Transliteration

tathety uktvā dvijair uktaḥ sṛñjayaṃ nārado 'bravīt | tubhyaṃ prasannā rājarṣe putram īpsanti brāhmaṇāḥ ||

Translation

ব্ৰাহ্মণসকলৰ কথা শুনি নাৰদে “তথাস্তু” বুলি সন্মতি দিলে; তাৰপিছত সৃঞ্জয়ক ক’লে—“ৰাজৰ্ষে! এই ব্ৰাহ্মণসকল প্ৰসন্ন হৈ তোমাৰ বাবে অভীষ্ট পুত্ৰ কামনা কৰিছে।”

Word by Word

• [{'term': 'tathā iti (tathāstu)', 'definition': '"So be it"

• a formula of assent/blessing'}, {'term': 'uktvā', 'definition': 'having said

• after speaking'}, {'term': 'dvija', 'definition': '"twice-born"

• Brahmin (also used for the three higher varṇas, but here specifically Brahmins)'}, {'term': 'dvijaiḥ uktaḥ', 'definition': 'addressed/spoken to by the Brahmins'}, {'term': 'sṛñjayam', 'definition': 'Sṛñjaya (a king), accusative singular'}, {'term': 'nāradaḥ', 'definition': 'Nārada, the divine sage and messenger'}, {'term': 'abravīt', 'definition': 'said

• spoke'}, {'term': 'tubhyam', 'definition': 'for you

• to you'}, {'term': 'prasannāḥ', 'definition': 'pleased

• favorably disposed'}, {'term': 'rājarṣe', 'definition': 'O royal sage

• an epithet for a king of ascetic virtue'}, {'term': 'putram', 'definition': 'a son'}, {'term': 'īpsanti', 'definition': 'they desire

• they wish (to bring about)'}, {'term': 'brāhmaṇāḥ', 'definition': 'Brahmins'}]

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Nārada
• Sṛñjaya
• Brāhmaṇas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the ethical power of consent and blessing: when worthy Brahmins are pleased, their intention and benediction toward a righteous king can become a means for fulfilling legitimate aims (here, the desire for progeny), emphasizing reverence, goodwill, and auspicious speech.

What is happening in the narrative?

After the Brahmins speak, Nārada accepts their request with “tathāstu” and then tells King Sṛñjaya that the pleased Brahmins wish for him to obtain the son he desires.