Shloka 14

भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ९६: सौभद्रस्य आक्रमणम्, अलम्बुसस्य प्रतिविधानम्

Abhimanyu’s assault; Alambusa’s counter-engagement

Devanagari script

अभिमन्युमुखाश्रैव द्रौपदेया महारथा: । क्षत्रदेवश्न विक्रान्त: क्षत्रधर्मा तथैव च

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | abhimanyumukhāś caiva draupadeyā mahārathāḥ | kṣatradevaś ca vikrāntaḥ kṣatradharmā tathaiva ca ||

Translation

قال سنجيا: ومع أبهِمانيو في المقدّمة، تقدّم أبناء دروبدي الخمسة (الدراوبديّون)—وهم من عِظام فرسان العربات. وكذلك تقدّم الشجاع كْشَترَديفا، ومثله كْشَترَدهَرما. ويصوّر هذا المقطع المعركة اندفاعًا جماعيًا لكشاتريا موصولين بالواجب؛ حيث تُظهر الشجاعة والولاء للصفّ عبر تقدّمٍ منسّق وحمايةٍ للتشكيل.

Word by Word

• अभिमन्यु: Abhimanyu
• अभिमन्यु: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिमन्यु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुखाः: leaders/front-runners
• मुखाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• द्रौपदेयाः: sons of Draupadi
• द्रौपदेयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• क्षत्रदेवः: Kshatradeva (a warrior named so)
• क्षत्रदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• विक्रान्तः: valiant/striding forth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विक्रान्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षत्रधर्मा: Kshatradharma (a warrior named so)
• क्षत्रधर्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Abhimanyu
• Draupadeyas (sons of Draupadi)
• Kṣatradeva
• Kṣatradharmā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds kṣatriya-dharma as expressed through disciplined courage and solidarity: elite warriors move together under a recognized leader, embodying duty and resolve amid the moral gravity of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya lists key Pandava-aligned fighters—Abhimanyu leading, followed by the Draupadeya princes and other named warriors—indicating their forward movement and readiness as the battle formation intensifies.