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Chapter 22: The Descendants of Ajamīḍha

Verse 34 of 36
SB 9.22.34

परिक्षीणेषु कुरुषु द्रौणेर्ब्रह्मास्त्रतेजसा त्वं च कृष्णानुभावेन सजीवो मोचितो ऽन्तकात्

parikṣīṇeṣu kuruṣu drauṇer brahmāstra-tejasā tvaṁ ca kṛṣṇānubhāvena sajīvo mocito 'ntakāt

Synonyms

parikṣīṇeṣu—because of being annihilated in the Kurukṣetra war; kuruṣu—the members of the Kuru dynasty, such as Duryodhana; drauṇeḥ—Aśvatthāmā, the son of Droṇācārya; brahmāstra-tejasā—because of the heat of the brahmāstra nuclear weapon; tvam ca—your good self also; kṛṣṇa-anubhāvena—because of the mercy of Lord Kṛṣṇa; sajīvaḥ—with your life; mocitaḥ—released; antakāt—from death..

Translation

After the Kuru dynasty was annihilated in the Battle of Kurukṣetra, you also were about to be destroyed by the brahmāstra atomic weapon released by the son of Droṇācārya, but by the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, you were saved from death.

Verse 34 of 36