Shloka 10

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

Devanagari script

हृष्टानां सिंहनादेन जनानां तत्र नि:स्वन: | प्रविश्य प्रदिश: सर्वा: पुनरेव व्युपारमत्‌

Transliteration

hṛṣṭānāṃ siṃhanādena janānāṃ tatra niḥsvanaḥ | praviśya pradiśaḥ sarvāḥ punar eva vyupāramat ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana dit : Des clameurs, pareilles au rugissement du lion, que poussaient les gens ivres de joie, s’éleva un grand tumulte. Il se répandit dans toutes les directions puis, de nouveau, retomba dans le calme.

Word by Word

• हृष्टानाम्: of the delighted (people)
• हृष्टानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हृष्ट
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• सिंहनादेन: by the lion-roar (shout)
• सिंहनादेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिंहनाद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• जनानाम्: of the people
• जनानाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र

• निःस्वनः: a loud sound, din
• निःस्वनः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: निःस्वन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रविश्य: having entered/pervaded
• प्रविश्य: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश्
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)

• प्रदिशः: the directions (quarters)
• प्रदिशः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदिश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Plural

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• व्युपारमत्: ceased, became quiet
• व्युपारमत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-उप-रम्
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• the people (janāḥ)
• all directions (pradiśaḥ)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the power of collective joy and its proper containment: celebration can surge and fill the world, yet it should naturally settle back into calm, reflecting social balance and self-restraint even in happiness.

What is happening in the narrative?

On hearing auspicious news (contextually, the report of a son's birth), the gathered people roar in triumph; the resulting clamor spreads through all quarters and then gradually quiets down.