Shloka 3

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

Devanagari script

रौक्मिणेयेन सहितो युयुधानेन चैव ह | चारुदेष्णेन साम्बेन गदेन कृतवर्मणा

Transliteration

raukmiṇeyena sahito yuyudhānena caiva ha | cārudeṣṇena sāmbena gadenā kṛtavarmaṇā

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Ngài có Raukmiṇeya đi cùng, lại có Yuyudhāna; có Cārudeṣṇa, Sāmba, Gada và Kṛtavarman—được vây quanh bởi những dũng sĩ Yādava bậc nhất như thế.”

Word by Word

• रौक्मिणेयेन: with Raukmiṇeya (Pradyumna)
• रौक्मिणेयेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रौक्मिणेय
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• सहितः: accompanied (together)
• सहितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• युयुधानेन: with Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• युयुधानेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युयुधान
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• ह: verily (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह

• चारुदेष्णेन: with Cārudeṣṇa
• चारुदेष्णेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारुदेष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• साम्बेन: with Sāmba
• साम्बेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: साम्ब
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• गदेन: with Gada
• गदेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गद
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• कृतवर्मणा: with Kṛtavarman
• कृतवर्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतवर्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Raukmiṇeya (Pradyumna)
• Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• Cārudeṣṇa
• Sāmba
• Gada
• Kṛtavarman

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the dharmic significance of association: leaders act within networks of allies, and the moral quality of an enterprise is shaped by the character, loyalty, and restraint of those who accompany and support it.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana lists the notable Yādava heroes who are together accompanying the central figure in this passage, indicating a well-supported movement or mission within the Ashvamedhika Parva’s events.