Shloka 30

Abhimanyu’s Śrāddha; Vyāsa’s Assurance of the Unborn Heir (अभिमन्योः श्राद्धं तथा गर्भरक्षणोपदेशः)

Devanagari script

अभिमन्यो कुशलिनो मातुलास्ते महारथा: । कुशल चाब्रुवन्‌ सर्वे त्वां युयुत्सुमिहागतम्‌

Transliteration

abhimanyo kuśalino mātulās te mahārathāḥ | kuśalaṃ cābruvan sarve tvāṃ yuyutsum ihāgatam ||

Translation

毗湿摩波耶那说道：“阿毗曼纽，你的舅父们——那些伟大的战车勇士——皆安然无恙。他们都怀着征战之愿来到此地，并向你问候安康。”

Word by Word

• अभिमन्यो: O Abhimanyu
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिमन्यु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• कुशलिनः: well, safe
• कुशलिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुशलिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मातुलाः: maternal uncles
• मातुलाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातुल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ते: those/your (they)
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कुशलम्: welfare, well-being
• कुशलम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशल
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

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

• अब्रुवन्: they said/asked
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Accusative, Singular

• युयुत्सुम्: desiring to fight
• युयुत्सुम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युयुत्सु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• आगतम्: come, arrived
• आगतम्: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• Abhimanyu
• mātulāḥ (maternal uncles)
• mahārathāḥ (great warriors)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid martial intent, dharmic conduct preserves social order: warriors first exchange kuśala-praśna (inquiry after welfare), affirming kinship and responsibility before conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana reports that Abhimanyu’s maternal uncles—renowned fighters—have arrived, eager for battle, and collectively ask Abhimanyu about his well-being while stating that they themselves are safe.