Shloka 13
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ९६: सौभद्रस्य आक्रमणम्, अलम्बुसस्य प्रतिविधानम्
Abhimanyu’s assault; Alambusa’s counter-engagement
तमन्वगात् सत्यधृतिः सौचित्तिययुद्धदुर्मद: । श्रेणिमान् वसुदानश्च पुत्र: काश्यस्य चाभिभू:
tam anvagāt satyadhṛtiḥ saucittir raṇadurmadaḥ | śreṇimān vasudānaś ca putraḥ kāśyasya cābhibhūḥ ||
قال سنجيا: وتقدّم خلفه ساتياذْرِتي، والمحارب الساوتشِتّي رَنَدورمَدَ، وشْرِينيمان، وفَسودانا، وأَبِهبُهو—ابن كاشْيا. وفي صفّ القتال الآخذ في الانبساط، اندفع هؤلاء الأبطال المذكورون في تعاقبٍ منضبط، مُجسّدين خُلُق الكشاتريا: الوقوف وراء البطل المتقدّم لتعضيده، وتثبيت واجب الجيش الجماعي في الحرب.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Kṣatriya ethic of coordinated duty in war: warriors do not act in isolation but advance in ordered support behind a leader, reinforcing collective responsibility, loyalty, and steadiness under pressure.
Sañjaya lists the warriors who move forward in pursuit/behind a leading figure—Satyadhṛti, Raṇadurmada of the Sauciṭṭi line, Śreṇimān, Vasudāna, and Abhibhū (son of Kāśya)—marking the tightening of battle formations as named heroes join the advance.