Shloka 23
Jayadrathasya varaprāptiḥ (जयद्रथस्य वरप्राप्तिः) — Jayadratha’s boon and the restraint of the Pāṇḍava advance
कक्षमग्निरिवोत्सृष्टो निर्दहंस्तरसा रिपून् | मध्ये भारतसैन्यानामार्जुनि: प्रत्यदृश्यत,सूखे जंगलमें छोड़ी हुई आगकी भाँति अर्जुनकुमार अभिमन्यु वेगसे शत्रुओंको दग्ध करता हुआ कौरव-सेनाओंके बीचमें दृष्टिगोचर हो रहा था
kakṣam agnir ivotsṛṣṭo nirdahaṁs tarasā ripūn | madhye bhāratasainyānām ārjuniḥ pratyadṛśyata ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—শুকান জংঘলত এৰি দিয়া অগ্নিৰ দৰে, অৰ্জুনপুত্ৰ অভিমন্যু তীব্ৰ বেগে শত্ৰুসকলক দহি পেলাই ভৰতসেনাৰ মাজত দৃশ্যমান হৈছিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the terrifying momentum of righteous-warrior energy once unleashed: valor can become as uncontrollable as fire in dry brushwood, reminding the listener that even dharmic battle carries grave moral weight and irreversible consequences.
Sañjaya describes Abhimanyu appearing amid the opposing host and rapidly cutting down enemies; the simile of fire in a dry thicket emphasizes his speed, intensity, and the panic his assault creates within the Bharata (Kaurava) forces.