Shloka 36

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

Devanagari script

सारणेन च वीरेण निशठेनोल्मुकेन च । उनके साथ रुक्मिणीनन्दन प्रद्युम्न, सात्यकि, चारुदेष्ण, साम्ब, गद, कृतवर्मा, सारण, वीर निशठ और उल्मुक भी थे

Transliteration

sāraṇena ca vīreṇa niśaṭhenolmukena ca |

Translation

వారితో పాటు వీరుడైన సారణుడు, నిశఠుడు, ఉల్ముకుడూ ఉన్నారు; అలాగే రుక్మిణీనందనుడు ప్రద్యుమ్నుడు, సాత్యకి, చారుదేష్ణ, సామ్బ, గద, కృతవర్మ కూడా అక్కడ హాజరయ్యారు.

Word by Word

सारणेनby/with Sāraṇa

चand

वीरेणby/with the hero

निशठेनby/with Niśaṭha

उल्मुकेनby/with Ulmuka

चand

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Sāraṇa

Niśaṭha

Ulmuka

Pradyumna

Rukmiṇī

Sātyaki

Cārudeṣṇa

Sāmba

Gada

Kṛtavarmā

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the dharmic importance of unity and responsible leadership: eminent warriors and princes stand together, suggesting that social and political stability after great conflict depends on coordinated, duty-bound action by capable leaders.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana lists key Vṛṣṇi-Yādava figures—Pradyumna and other prominent warriors—who are present together, marking a moment of assembly/attendance that signals collective support and readiness within the ongoing Ashvamedhika Parva events.