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

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Die edle Frau, wohlgekleidet und strahlend wie eine Göttin, ging zu Kṛṣṇa. Doch jene Frau mit asketischem Herzen wurde, selbst während sie sich näherte, im Innern von Kummer verzehrt.

Word by Word

सुसंवीताwell-clad, well-covered

अभवत्was, became

देवीthe lady, the queen

देववत्like a god, divinely

कृष्णम्Krishna

ईयुषीhaving gone/come (to), who had approached

साshe

तथाthus, in that manner

दूयमानेनby/with (a heart) being pained, burning with grief

हृदयेनwith the heart

तपस्विनीthe ascetic woman, the pious lady

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Kṛṣṇa

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

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

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.