Shloka 10

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

सापि बाष्पकलां वाचं निगृह्याश्रूणि चैव ह

Transliteration

sāpi bāṣpakalāṃ vācaṃ nigṛhyāśrūṇi caiva ha, dṛṣṭvā govindam āyāntaṃ kṛpaṇaṃ paryadevayat |

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dijo: Ella también contuvo la voz, quebrada por las lágrimas, y reprimió el llanto; pero al ver acercarse a Govinda, se lamentó con piedad desgarradora.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• बाष्प-कलाम्: a tearful/tear-laden (broken) utterance
• बाष्प-कलाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाष्पकला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वाचम्: speech/voice
• वाचम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक: वाच्/वाणी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• निगृह्य: having restrained/suppressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप् (क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थक अव्यय), कर्तरि

• अश्रूणि: tears
• अश्रूणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

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

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• ह: indeed (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा, कर्तरि

• गोविन्दम्: Govinda (Krishna)
• गोविन्दम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आयान्तम्: coming/approaching
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु) / आयत् (वर्तमान कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: शतृ (वर्तमान कृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कृपणम्: piteously/miserably (as an adverbial accusative)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पर्यदेवयत्: lamented/wailed
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-देव् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथम, एकवचन, कर्तरि

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Govinda (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• the unnamed woman (sā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights a dharmic emotional discipline: even amid intense sorrow, one attempts to restrain speech and tears, yet grief naturally seeks expression. It also frames Krishna (Govinda) as a moral and devotional focal point—his presence evokes deep, reverent emotion rather than ordinary reaction.

What is happening in the narrative?

An unnamed woman, overwhelmed with sorrow, sees Krishna approaching. She tries to control her tear-choked voice and weeping, but still breaks into piteous lamentation as he comes near.