Shloka 17

Brahmāstra-pratisaṃhāraḥ, Parīkṣit-nāmakaraṇam, Nagarotsava-varṇanam

Withdrawal of the Brahmāstra; Naming of Parīkṣit; Description of Civic Festivities

Devanagari script

प्रतिजज्ञे च दाशा्हस्तस्य जीवितमच्युत: । अब्रवीच्च विशुद्धात्मा सर्व विश्रावयन्‌ जगत्‌

Transliteration

pratijajñe ca dāśārhas tasya jīvitam acyutaḥ | abravīc ca viśuddhātmā sarvaṁ viśrāvayan jagat ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Then Acyuta, the pure-souled Kṛṣṇa of the Dāśārha line, vowed to restore that child’s life. And, making his words heard by all the world, he spoke as follows.

Word by Word

• प्रतिजज्ञे: promised, vowed
• प्रतिजज्ञे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति√ज्ञा
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• दाशार्हस्य: of the Dāśārha (Krishna, descendant of Daśārha)
• दाशार्हस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशार्ह
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तस्य: of him/that (boy)
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• जीवितम्: life; living (restoration to life)
• जीवितम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अच्युतः: Acyuta (Krishna)
• अच्युतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• विशुद्धात्मा: pure-souled, of purified self
• विशुद्धात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशुद्धात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all (entire)
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विश्रावयन्: causing to hear; proclaiming
• विश्रावयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√श्रु (caus.)
• Form: Śatṛ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta)
• Dāśārha (Yādava lineage)
• the child (unnamed in this verse)
• jagat (the world/all beings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A righteous vow made for the protection of life should be upheld openly and without wavering; moral authority is strengthened when compassion and responsibility are declared and acted upon in public.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛṣṇa, identified as Acyuta and a Dāśārha, promises to restore the life of a child and then proclaims his intention aloud so that all present—and symbolically the whole world—may hear what he is about to do.