Mahabharata 7.79.39 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 79, Shloka 39

Jayadratha-rakṣā: Conch Signals and Encirclement of Arjuna

Chapter 79

Devanagari script

विसंज्ञकल्पां रुदतीं मर्मविद्धां प्रवेषतीम्‌ । भगिनीं पुण्डरीकाक्ष इदं वचनमत्रवीत्‌

Transliteration

visañjñakalpāṁ rudatīṁ marmaviddhāṁ praveśatīm | bhaginīṁ puṇḍarīkākṣa idaṁ vacanam abravīt ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Melihat saudarinya yang hampir tak sadarkan diri—menangis, gemetar, dan tertusuk hingga ke inti oleh duka—Puṇḍarīkākṣa (Kṛṣṇa, sang bermata teratai) menuturkan kata-kata ini kepadanya.

Word by Word

• विसंज्ञकल्पाम्: as if unconscious
• विसंज्ञकल्पाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विसंज्ञ-कल्पा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• रुदतीम्: weeping
• रुदतीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)

• मर्मविद्धाम्: pierced in the vital spot; deeply wounded
• मर्मविद्धाम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मर्म-विद्धा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)

• प्रवेषतीम्: entering; coming in
• प्रवेषतीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-विश्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)

• भगिनीम्: sister
• भगिनीम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगिनी
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• पुण्डरीकाक्षः: the lotus-eyed one (Krishna)
• पुण्डरीकाक्षः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीकाक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचनम्: speech; words
• वचनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अत्र: here; in this context
• अत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र

• अवीत्: said; spoke
• अवीत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Puṇḍarīkākṣa (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• Bhaginī (Subhadrā, implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights compassionate dharma: in the aftermath of violence and loss, the righteous response includes restoring the afflicted person’s steadiness and offering words aimed at their welfare, not merely sharing in despair.

What is happening in the narrative?

Subhadrā (Kṛṣṇa’s sister), overwhelmed by grief and nearly unconscious, comes forward weeping; Kṛṣṇa, described as lotus-eyed, addresses her—setting up a consoling speech in the following verses.