Shloka 21

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

Devanagari script

अभिमन्योश्र भद्रें ते प्रियस्य सदृशस्य च । प्रियमुत्पादयाद्य त्वं प्रेतस्पापि जनार्दन

Transliteration

Vaiśampāyana uvāca: Abhimanyor bhadraṁ te priyasya sadṛśasya ca | priyam utpādayādya tvaṁ pretasyāpi Janārdana ||

Translation

Waiśampāyana berkata: “Semoga keberkahan menyertaimu, Janārdana. Abhimanyu—yang telah pergi ke alam sana—sangat kaukasihi dan dalam keunggulan serupa denganmu. Hari ini, wujudkanlah yang juga menjadi dambanya: hidupkan kembali anaknya.”

Word by Word

• अभिमन्योः: of Abhimanyu
• अभिमन्योः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिमन्यु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भद्रं: welfare; auspiciousness
• भद्रं: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ते: to you; for you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Dative, Singular

• प्रियस्य: of (one) dear
• प्रियस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सदृशस्य: of (one) similar
• सदृशस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सदृश
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• प्रियम्: what is dear; pleasure
• प्रियम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• उत्पादय: produce; bring about
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-√पद् (उत्पादयति)
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अद्य: today; now
• अद्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: —, Nominative, Singular

• प्रेतस्य: of the departed (dead)
• प्रेतस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेत
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• जनार्दन: O Janardana (Krishna)
• जनार्दन: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Abhimanyu
• Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• Abhimanyu's child

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse frames compassion and responsibility as dharmic duties: even the dead are honored through care for their descendants, and divine power is invoked not for conquest but to heal loss and protect lineage.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports an appeal to Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana): since Abhimanyu was dearly loved and akin to him in virtue, Kṛṣṇa is asked to grant Abhimanyu’s posthumous wish by reviving his child.