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 ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Sa paglimot sa hari ng Kuru at sa mahinang si Jayadratha, isinilang si Parīkṣit mula kay Abhimanyu—isang magiging tagapagpuksa ng mga bayaning kaaway. Ipinahihiwatig ng salaysay na ang lakas ng kinabukasan ng angkan at ang kaayusang moral (dharma) ay naibabalik hindi sa pagkapit sa mga pinunong nagdaan o sa mabababang katunggali, kundi sa paglitaw ng isang karapat-dapat na tagapagmana na makapagtatanggol sa kaharian.”
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.