Shloka 7
Janmaveśma-praveśa and Uttarā’s Śaraṇāgati
Entry into the Birth-Chamber and Uttarā’s Appeal
अभिमन्यु: प्रिय: कृष्ण भ्रातृणां नात्र संशय: । ते श्र॒त्वा कि नु वक्ष्यन्ति द्रोणपुत्रास्त्रनिर्जिता:
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: Abhimanyuḥ priyaḥ Kṛṣṇa bhrātṝṇāṁ nātra saṁśayaḥ | te śrutvā ki nu vakṣyanti Droṇaputrāstra-nirjitāḥ ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“噢，奎师那，阿毗曼纽为诸兄弟所挚爱——此事毫无疑问。待他们听闻其子之境况，那些已被德罗那之子之武器所压倒的般度五子，又还能说出什么呢？”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral weight of kinship and the depth of grief in the wake of war: even victorious duty (kṣatriya dharma) cannot erase the ethical and emotional consequences of weapons used without restraint, and the community must face the suffering inflicted on the innocent.
Vaiśampāyana addresses Kṛṣṇa, recalling how beloved Abhimanyu was to the Pāṇḍavas, and wonders how they will respond when they learn about the dire state of Abhimanyu’s son—an outcome linked to the devastating weapon of Droṇa’s son, Aśvatthāman.