Shloka 35
बभ्रुवाहन-धनंजययोः संग्रामः
Babhruvāhana and Dhanaṃjaya’s engagement at Maṇipūra
विस्मृत्य कुरुराजानं तं च मन्दं जयद्रथम् । अभिमन्योर्यथा जात: परिक्षित् परवीरहा
vismṛtya kururājānaṃ taṃ ca mandaṃ jayadratham | abhimanyor yathā jātaḥ parīkṣit paravīrahā ||
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ເມື່ອລືມກະສັດກຸຣຸ ແລະ ໄຊຍະດຣະຖະຜູ້ອ່ອນແອນນັ້ນໄປ ປະຣິກຊິດ ກໍເກີດຈາກອະພິມັນຍຸ—ຜູ້ຈະເປັນຜູ້ປາບວິລະຊົນຂອງສັດຕູ. ຄຳບອກເລົ່ານີ້ຊີ້ວ່າ ອະນາຄົດຂອງວົງຕະກູນ ແລະ ລະບຽບແຫ່ງທຳ ຖືກຟື້ນຄືນ ບໍ່ແມ່ນໂດຍການຈົ່ງຈຳອະດີດ ແຕ່ໂດຍການປາກົດຂຶ້ນຂອງຜູ້ສືບທອດທີ່ຄວນຄ່າ ຜູ້ສາມາດປົກປ້ອງແຜ່ນດິນ»។
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights renewal after catastrophe: rather than remaining fixated on past rulers or lesser antagonists, the narrative turns to the birth of a capable heir. Ethically, it affirms the kṣatriya ideal of safeguarding social order through a worthy successor who can restrain hostile forces.
Vaiśampāyana states that Parīkṣit was born in Abhimanyu’s line and is characterized as a future destroyer of enemy champions. The mention of the Kuru king and Jayadratha is dismissed as the focus shifts to Parīkṣit’s emergence and the restoration of the Kuru future.