Shloka 49
अलंबलवधः (Alaṃbala-vadhaḥ) / The Slaying of Alaṃbala and the Advance toward Karṇa
Devanagari script
चक्ररक्षावषि तदा युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ
Transliteration
cakrarakṣāv ṛṣi tadā yudhāmanyūttamaujasau
Translation
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—সেই সময়ত চক্ৰ-ৰক্ষাৰ দায়িত্ব যুধামন্যু আৰু উত্তমৌজা—উভয়ে পৰম বীৰ—ৰণভূমিত সতৰ্ক ৰক্ষকৰ দৰে স্থিৰ হৈ ল’লে।
Word by Word
चक्ररक्षावशिin (the state of) being under the control of the wheel-guarding (formation)
चक्ररक्षावशि:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootचक्र-रक्षा-वशिन्
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौYudhāmanyu and Uttamaujā (the two warriors)
युधामन्यूत्तमौजसौ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयुधामन्यु-उत्तमौजस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
स
संजय (Sañjaya)य
युधामन्यु (Yudhāmanyu)उ
उत्तमौजस् (Uttamaujas)च
चक्र/चक्रव्यूह (wheel-formation)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Even within warfare, conduct is framed by assigned duty (rakṣā) and disciplined loyalty: protecting a formation is not mere aggression but a role-bound responsibility that sustains order amid chaos.
Sañjaya reports that Yudhāmanyu and Uttamaujas are stationed to guard the cakra (wheel-like battle-array), serving as protective fighters to secure the formation and those operating within it.