Shloka 35
Abhimanyu’s Śrāddha; Vyāsa’s Assurance of the Unborn Heir (अभिमन्योः श्राद्धं तथा गर्भरक्षणोपदेशः)
कुले महति जातासि क्षत्रियाणां महात्मनाम् | मा शुचश्चपलाक्ष त्वं पद्मपत्रनिभेक्षणे
kule mahati jātāsi kṣatriyāṇāṁ mahātmanām | mā śucaś capalākṣa tvaṁ padmapatranibhekṣaṇe ||
毗舍波耶那说：“女儿啊——莲瓣般明眸的你——你出身于伟大的刹帝利高贵家族。故而，不要为你那目光不安的儿子而悲恸。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse offers ethical consolation: one should restrain excessive grief by remembering one’s dharma and the steadiness expected of a noble Kṣatriya lineage—sorrow is acknowledged but not allowed to overwhelm duty and composure.
Vaiśampāyana addresses a grieving woman, praising her noble birth and urging her not to lament for her son, using affectionate epithets (“lotus-eyed”) while redirecting her from sorrow toward fortitude.