Shloka 24

Brahmāstra-pratisaṃhāraḥ, Parīkṣit-nāmakaraṇam, Nagarotsava-varṇanam

Withdrawal of the Brahmāstra; Naming of Parīkṣit; Description of Civic Festivities

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तो वासुदेवेन स बालो भरतर्षभ । शनै: शनैर्महाराज प्रास्पन्दत सचेतन:,भरतश्रेष्ठ) महाराज! भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णके ऐसा कहनेपर उस बालकमें चेतना आ गयी। वह धीरे-धीरे अंग-संचालन करने लगा

Transliteration

ity ukto vāsudevena sa bālo bharatarṣabha | śanaiḥ śanair mahārāja prāspandata sacetanaḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: Thus addressed by Vāsudeva, that child—O bull among the Bharatas—regained consciousness. O king, he began, little by little, to move his limbs. The passage underscores the restorative power of divine assurance and compassionate intervention, where life and awareness return through grace rather than force.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• उक्तः: spoken (to), addressed
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: क्त, Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वासुदेवेन: by Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)
• वासुदेवेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बालः: the boy/child
• बालः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भरतर्षभ: O bull among the Bharatas
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरत-ऋषभ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• शनैः: slowly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः

• शनैः: slowly (repeated for emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शनैः

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• प्रास्पन्दत: began to move/stir
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पन्द्
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

• सचेतनः: conscious, having regained awareness
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-चेतन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Vāsudeva (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)
• the child (bāla)
• Bharatarṣabha (epithet)
• Mahārāja (addressed king)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how compassionate, dharmic speech and divine grace can restore hope and vitality; recovery is portrayed as gradual, emphasizing patience and trust rather than panic or coercion.

What is happening in the narrative?

After Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) speaks to the child, the child regains consciousness and slowly begins moving his limbs, signaling a return to life and awareness.