Shloka 23
Uttarā-vilāpaḥ and Kṛṣṇasya satya-vacanenābhi-mañyu-jasyābhijīvanam
Uttarā’s Lament and the Revival of Abhimanyu’s Son by Krishna’s Truth-Act
मया चैतत् प्रतिज्ञातं रणमूर्थनि केशव । अभिमनयौ हते वीर त्वामेष्याम्यचिरादिति
mayā caitat pratijñātaṃ raṇamūrdhani keśava | abhimanyau hate vīra tvām eṣyāmy acirād iti ||
ဝိုင်ရှမ္ပါယနက ဆိုသည်— «အို ကေရှဝ၊ စစ်မြေပြင်၏ ရှေ့တန်း၌ ငါဤကတိကို ခံယူခဲ့သည်— ‘အို သူရဲကောင်း အဘိမန္ယူ၊ သင်သတ်ခံရလျှင် ငါသည် နောက်လောက၌ မကြာမီ သင့်ထံသို့ လာမည်’ ဟု»။
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral weight of a pratijñā (solemn vow): words spoken in the crucible of war and grief are treated as binding, reflecting the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on personal integrity and the dharmic seriousness of promises.
Vaiśampāyana reports a vow made on the battlefield: upon Abhimanyu’s death, the speaker declares an intention to follow him swiftly to the next world, expressing intense bereavement and unwavering attachment.