Shloka 12
द्रोण–सात्यकि द्वैरथम्
Droṇa and Sātyaki: The Chariot Duel
ततो दौ:शासनि: क्षिप्रं तथा तैर्विरथीकृतम् । संशयं परमं प्राप्य दिष्टान्तेनाभ्ययोजयत्,तत्पश्चात् दुःशासनपुत्रने अभिमन्युके प्रहारसे भारी प्राणसंकटमें पड़कर पूर्वोक्त महारथियोंद्वारा रथहीन किये हुए अभिमन्युको शीघ्र ही (गदाके आघातसे) मार डाला
tato dauḥśāsaniḥ kṣipraṃ tathā tair virathīkṛtam | saṃśayaṃ paramaṃ prāpya diṣṭāntenābhyayojayat |
তাৰ পিছত দুঃশাসনৰ পুত্ৰে, তেওঁলোকৰ দ্বাৰা ৰথহীন কৰা অভিমন্যুক দেখি, গভীৰ সংশয়ত পৰিলেও—যেন বিধিৰ তাড়নাত—দ্ৰুত আক্ৰমণ কৰি গদাৰ আঘাতে ৰথহীন অভিমন্যুক বধ কৰিলে।
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, ethical restraints (dharma-yuddha norms such as fair combat) can collapse under fear and opportunism; it also frames the event as propelled by diṣṭa (fate), inviting reflection on responsibility even amid destiny.
Abhimanyu has already been made chariotless by multiple opponents; Duḥśāsana’s son then closes in and kills him with a mace while he is vulnerable, marking the climactic injustice of Abhimanyu’s last stand in the cakravyūha episode.