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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.76.28

లబ్ధసంజ్ఞో ముహూర్తేన కార్ష్ణి: సారథిమబ్రవీత్ । అహో అసాధ్విదం సూత యద్ రణాన్మేఽపసర్పణమ్ ॥ ౨౮ ॥
labdha-samjño muhūrtena
[labdha-samjno muhoortena]
kārṣṇiḥ sārathim abravīt
[kaarshnih saarathim abraveet]
aho asādhv idaṁ sūta
[aho asaadhv idam soota]
yad raṇān me ’pasarpaṇam
[yad ranaan me ’pasarpanam]
labdha — attaining saṁjñaḥ — consciousness muhūrtena — in a moment kārṣṇiḥ — the son of Lord Kṛṣṇa sārathim — to His chariot driver abravīt — said aho — ah asādhu — improper idam — this sūta — O driver yat — which raṇāt — from the battlefield me — My apasarpaṇam — being taken away .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
labdha-samjño muhūrtena
labdha
attaining
saṁjñaḥ
consciousness
muhūrtena
in a moment
kārṣṇiḥ sārathim abravīt
kārṣṇiḥ
the son of Lord Kṛṣṇa
sārathim
to His chariot driver
abravīt
said
aho asādhv idaṁ sūta
aho
ah
asādhu
improper
idam
this
sūta
O driver
yad raṇān me ’pasarpaṇam
yat
which
raṇāt
from the battlefield
me
My
apasarpaṇam
being taken away .
  • labdha-saṁjñaḥ — having regained consciousness
    Contiguous join (labdha + saṁjñaḥ) from synonyms. Saṁjñā — full awareness; same root as Saṁjaya, the Mahābhārata narrator who 'sees' clearly. Pradyumna's first act on returning to saṁjñā is to command, not to thank.
  • kārṣṇiḥ — the son of Lord Kṛṣṇa
    Patronymic from Kṛṣṇa. The Bhāgavatam now names him kārṣṇi rather than pradyumnaḥ — emphasizing that what he is about to say is the son of Kṛṣṇa speaking. His reputation is Kṛṣṇa's reputation.
  • aho — ah
    Interjection — surprise, dismay, lament. The Bhāgavatam reserves aho for moments when a character cannot suppress emotion. Pradyumna's saṁjñā has returned with grief, not gratitude.
  • asādhu — improper
    a- + sādhu. Sādhu is the good, the right, the saintly. Asādhu is the negation. Pradyumna labels his rescue asādhu in the technical sense — outside sādhu-dharma — even though it preserved his life.
  • apasarpaṇam — being taken away
    apa + √sṛp (to creep, to slip). 'Slipping away.' The very verb implies stealth, retreat — antithetical to kṣatriya frontal-presence. The grammar diagnoses the shame.
Quickly regaining consciousness, Lord Kṛṣṇa’s son Pradyumna said to His charioteer, “O driver, this is abominable — for Me to have been removed from the battlefield!
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Quickly regaining consciousness, Lord Kṛṣṇa's son Pradyumna said to His charioteer, "O driver, this is abominable—for Me to have been removed from the battlefield!
Commentary

When he regained full consciousness (samyak jna) in a moment , he realized that he had been taken from the battle field. Or the meaning can be :having obtained the communication of what happened (sam jna), being informed by the charioteer that he had fainted and was therefore taken away, he became angry at the charioteer and spoke to him.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

As Kṛṣṇa’s son, Pradyumna was attracted to Kṛṣṇa’s variegated pastimes (kāṛṣṇaḥ). Therefore his fainting must have been only imitation. Aho indicates grief. This is most improper for me, the son of the king of the Yadus.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Pradyumna was the son of Kṛṣṇa, who attracts the heart with his variegated pastimes (kāṛṣṇaḥ). Pradyumna was the same as Kṛṣṇa. Thus the various activities were suitable to him. Or he, being famous among warriors, regained consciousness in an instant and spoke. Aho indicates grief. This removal is most improper for me, the son of the king of the Yadus.

Related values
Adambhitva (Non-hypocrisy / Authenticity)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Tejas (Inner Radiance / Vigour)Discriminative Wisdom
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Concepts
Jiva

Like a prince who recovers his breath in the carriage that has just spirited him from danger and orders it turned back immediately, Pradyumna's first conscious word is rebuke — not for the assault, but for the rescue. Bhakta-vīra cares less about being struck than about being seen leaving the field.

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