Shloka 8
अभिमन्युवधः
Abhimanyu’s Fall and the Battlefield Aftermath
मार्तिकावतकं भोजं तत: कुज्जरकेतनम् | क्षुरप्रेण समुन्मथ्य ननाद विसृजन् शरान्,तत्पश्चात् हाथीके चिह्नसे युक्त ध्वजावाले मार्तिकावतक नरेश भोजको एक क्षुरप्रद्वारा नष्ट करके अभिमन्युने बाणोंकी वर्षा करते हुए सिंहनाद किया
sañjaya uvāca |
mārtikāvatakaṃ bhojaṃ tataḥ kujjaraketanam |
kṣurapreṇa samunmathya nanāda visṛjan śarān ||
قال سنجيا: ثم إن أبهيمانيو صرع بُهوجا من مارتِكافَتَه—وكانت رايته تحمل شعار الفيل—بسهمٍ حادٍّ كحدِّ الموسى؛ ثم، وهو يطلق وابلَ السهام، زأر زئيرَ الأسد.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined martial excellence and fearless resolve in battle, while implicitly reminding the reader that such displays occur within a larger ethical tension of war—where power must be weighed against dharma and proper conduct.
Sañjaya reports that Abhimanyu strikes down a warrior named Bhoja from Mārtikāvata, identified by an elephant-emblem banner, using a razor-edged arrow; after this decisive hit, Abhimanyu roars and continues firing a volley of arrows.