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 said: The noble lady, well-clad and radiant like a goddess, went to Kṛṣṇa. Yet that ascetic-hearted woman, even as she approached him, was inwardly consumed by grief.

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

Geographic Context

Cross References

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.