Shloka 48
Subhadrā-vilāpaḥ — Subhadrā’s Lament for Abhimanyu
Droṇa-parva 55
सप्रज: सनृपामात्य: सदारापत्यबान्धव:
saprajaḥ sanṛpāmātyaḥ sadārāpatyabāndhavaḥ
“Together with his subjects, along with the king’s ministers, and accompanied by his wife, children, and kinsmen.”
(नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights collective implication: a ruler’s condition and decisions do not remain private but extend to subjects, ministers, and family. Ethically, it points to the dharmic burden of leadership—protecting dependents and recognizing that harm or upheaval spreads through the whole community.
Nārada describes a situation involving a principal figure (implicitly a ruler or central person) not in isolation but surrounded by the full circle of polity and household—subjects, ministers, wife, children, and relatives—suggesting a movement, downfall, or major event affecting all connected parties.