Shloka 17

Brahmāstra-pratisaṃhāraḥ, Parīkṣit-nāmakaraṇam, Nagarotsava-varṇanam

Withdrawal of the Brahmāstra; Naming of Parīkṣit; Description of Civic Festivities

Devanagari script

प्रतिजज्ञे च दाशा्हस्तस्य जीवितमच्युत: । अब्रवीच्च विशुद्धात्मा सर्व विश्रावयन्‌ जगत्‌

Transliteration

pratijajñe ca dāśārhas tasya jīvitam acyutaḥ | abravīc ca viśuddhātmā sarvaṁ viśrāvayan jagat ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: Bấy giờ Acyuta, Kṛṣṇa thuộc dòng Dāśārha, bậc có tâm hồn thanh tịnh, đã phát nguyện sẽ phục hồi sinh mạng cho đứa trẻ ấy. Và để lời mình vang đến khắp thế gian, Ngài nói như sau—

Word by Word

• प्रतिजज्ञे: promised, vowed
• प्रतिजज्ञे: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति√ज्ञा
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• दाशार्हस्य: of the Dāśārha (Krishna, descendant of Daśārha)
• दाशार्हस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाशार्ह
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• तस्य: of him/that (boy)
• तस्य: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• जीवितम्: life; living (restoration to life)
• जीवितम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अच्युतः: Acyuta (Krishna)
• अच्युतः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अच्युत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

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

• विशुद्धात्मा: pure-souled, of purified self
• विशुद्धात्मा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशुद्धात्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वम्: all (entire)
• सर्वम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विश्रावयन्: causing to hear; proclaiming
• विश्रावयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि√श्रु (caus.)
• Form: Śatṛ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Kṛṣṇa (Acyuta)
• Dāśārha (Yādava lineage)
• the child (unnamed in this verse)
• jagat (the world/all beings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A righteous vow made for the protection of life should be upheld openly and without wavering; moral authority is strengthened when compassion and responsibility are declared and acted upon in public.

What is happening in the narrative?

Kṛṣṇa, identified as Acyuta and a Dāśārha, promises to restore the life of a child and then proclaims his intention aloud so that all present—and symbolically the whole world—may hear what he is about to do.