Shloka 26

Devanagari script

शूरो मातामह: कच्चित्स्वस्त्यास्ते वाथ मारिष: । मातुल: सानुज: कच्चित्कुशल्यानकदुन्दुभि: ॥ २६ ॥

Transliteration

śūro mātāmahaḥ kaccit svasty āste vātha māriṣaḥ mātulaḥ sānujaḥ kaccit kuśaly ānakadundubhiḥ

Translation

Tell me, dear brother: is our revered maternal grandsire Śūrasena in well-being? And are our maternal uncle Vasudeva (Ānakadundubhi) and his younger brothers all safe and sound?

Synonyms

शूरःŚūra (name)

मातामहःmaternal grandfather

कच्चित्whether, I hope

स्वस्तिwell, in welfare

आस्तेis staying/is

वाand/or

अथthen/also

मारिषःthe venerable one (dear elder)

मातुलःmaternal uncle

स-अनुजःtogether with (his) younger brother(s)

कच्चित्whether, I hope

कुशलीwell, healthy

आनकदुन्दुभिःĀnakadundubhi (Vasudeva)

Characters & Entities

Śūra (Śūrasena)

Ānakadundubhi (Vasudeva)

FAQs

Who is Ānakadundubhi in the Srimad Bhagavatam?

Ānakadundubhi is Vasudeva, Lord Krishna’s father, referred to by this epithet in the Bhagavatam.

Why does Arjuna ask about Śūra and Vasudeva in Canto 1 Chapter 14?

In the anxious atmosphere after Krishna’s disappearance, Arjuna inquires about the welfare of Krishna’s close relatives and elders in the Yadu/Vṛṣṇi family line.

What is the practical lesson of this verse for modern life?

It highlights dharma through concern for elders and family well-being—checking on relatives, especially seniors, as a sincere duty and expression of care.