Shloka 24
Subhadrā’s Petition to Kṛṣṇa for the Revival of Parīkṣit (अभिमन्युज-प्राणरक्षा-प्रार्थना)
Devanagari script
गत्वा वृष्ण्यन्धककुलं धनुर्वेदं ग्रहीष्यति । अस्त्राणि च विचित्राणि नीतिशास्त्रं च केवलम्
Transliteration
gatvā vṛṣṇyandhakakulaṃ dhanurvedaṃ grahīṣyati | astrāṇi ca vicitrāṇi nītiśāstraṃ ca kevalam ||
Translation
“他到了弗利什尼与安陀迦诸族之中，必习得弓术之学（Dhanurveda）；又将获得种种奇异神妙的阿斯特拉武器，并学习纯正的尼提之论（Nīti-śāstra，治国与正行之学）。”
Word by Word
गत्वाhaving gone
गत्वा:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), कर्तरि
वृष्ण्यन्धककुलम्the clan of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas
वृष्ण्यन्धककुलम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
धनुर्वेदम्the science of archery
धनुर्वेदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधनुर्वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ग्रहीष्यतिhe will learn/receive
ग्रहीष्यति:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह् (धातु)
FormLuṭ (Simple Future), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
अस्त्राणिweapons (missiles)
अस्त्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
विचित्राणिvarious, wondrous
विचित्राणि:
TypeAdjective
Rootविचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
नीतिशास्त्रम्the treatise on polity/ethics
नीतिशास्त्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनीतिशास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
केवलम्pure, unmixed, only
केवलम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootकेवल (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaV
VṛṣṇisA
AndhakasD
DhanurvedaA
Astra (weapons)N
NītiśāstraCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Martial skill (dhanurveda and astras) should be paired with nīti—ethical and political discipline—so that strength serves dharma rather than personal impulse.
Vaiśampāyana reports a plan/prediction that the person in question will go to the Vṛṣṇi–Andhaka community to be trained in archery, advanced weaponry, and the principles of right conduct and governance.