Shloka 11
Brahmāstra-pratisaṃhāraḥ, Parīkṣit-nāmakaraṇam, Nagarotsava-varṇanam
Withdrawal of the Brahmāstra; Naming of Parīkṣit; Description of Civic Festivities
उत्तिष्ठ पुत्र पश्येमं दुःखितां प्रपितामहीम् । आर्ताममुपप्लुतां दीनां निमग्नां शोकसागरे
uttiṣṭha putra paśyemaṃ duḥkhitāṃ prapitāmahīm | ārtām amupaplutāṃ dīnāṃ nimagnāṃ śokasāgare ||
বৎস! ওঠ, দাঁড়াও। দেখ, তোমার প্রপিতামহী কত দুঃখিতা। তোমারই কারণে সে আর্ত, ব্যথিত ও দীন হয়ে শোকসাগরে নিমগ্ন হয়েছে।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic sensitivity within the family: one should not remain passive when an elder is overwhelmed by sorrow. Rising, paying attention, and responding with compassion are presented as immediate ethical duties.
The speaker urges a young person to stand up and look at his great-grandmother (contextually Kuntī), describing her as anguished and submerged in grief on account of him—setting the scene for consolation and responsible action toward a suffering elder.