Mahabharata 7.79.40 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 79, Shloka 40
Jayadratha-rakṣā: Conch Signals and Encirclement of Arjuna
Chapter 79
सुभद्रे मा शुच:ः पुत्र पाउ्चाल्याश्वासयोत्तराम् । गतो5भिमन्यु: प्रथितां गतिं क्षत्रियपुज्रव:
sañjaya uvāca | subhadre mā śucaḥ putra pāñcālyāśvāsayottarām | gato 'bhimanyuḥ prathitāṃ gatiṃ kṣatriyapuṅgavaḥ ||
قال سنجيا: «يا سوبهدرا، لا تجزعي على ابنك. ويا بانچالي، ابنة دروبادا، ثبّتي أُتّارا وطيّبي خاطرها. لقد بلغ أبهيمانيو، وهو أبرع المحاربين، المصيرَ المشهورَ الأعلى—سقط في ساحة القتال بكرامة، كما يليق بالكشترِيّا.»
संजय उवाच
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The verse frames heroic death in righteous battle as a ‘renowned destiny’ for a kṣatriya, urging the bereaved to restrain grief and uphold steadiness (dhairya) in the face of loss.
After Abhimanyu’s fall, Sañjaya reports and offers consolation: he tells Subhadrā not to mourn for her son and asks Draupadī to encourage Uttarā, emphasizing Abhimanyu’s honorable end and exalted posthumous state.
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