Shloka 5

Subhadrā’s Petition to Kṛṣṇa for the Revival of Parīkṣit (अभिमन्युज-प्राणरक्षा-प्रार्थना)

Devanagari script

द्रौपदीमुत्तरां चैव पृथां चाप्पवलोककः । समाश्चासयितु चापि क्षत्रिया निहतेश्वरा:,वे बलदेवजीको आगे करके सुभद्राके साथ पधारे थे। उनके शुभागमनका उद्देश्य था द्रौपदी, उत्तरा और कुन्तीसे मिलना तथा जिनके पति मारे गये थे, उन सभी क्षत्राणियोंको आश्वासन देना--धीरज बँधाना

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca |

draupadīm uttarāṃ caiva pṛthāṃ cāpy avalokakaḥ |

samāśvāsayituṃ cāpi kṣatriyā nihatēśvarāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: He came to see Draupadī, Uttarā, and Pṛthā (Kuntī), and also to console the Kṣatriya women whose lords had been slain—offering them reassurance and steadiness of heart in the aftermath of war.

Word by Word

द्रौपदीम्Draupadi (as object)

उत्तराम्Uttara (as object)

चand

एवindeed/also

पृथाम्Pritha (Kunti) (as object)

चand

अप्पवलोककःone who looks/visits (a visitor/observer)

समाःequal-minded/calm

चand

आसयितुम्to seat / to make sit

चand

अपिalso/even

क्षत्रियाःKshatriyas (warriors/nobles)

निहतेश्वराःthose whose lords/husbands are slain

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Draupadī

Uttarā

Pṛthā (Kuntī)

Kṣatriya women (widowed royal ladies)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes