Shloka 25

Devanagari script

परमास्त्राणि धुन्वाना: सौभद्रमभिदुद्रुवु: । तान्‌ निवार्यार्जुनिर्बाणै: क्राथपुत्रमथार्दयत्‌,उन सबने अपने उत्तम अस्त्रोंका प्रयोग करते हुए सुभद्राकुमारपर आक्रमण किया। अभिमन्युने अपने बाणोंद्वारा उन सबका निवारण करके क्राथपुत्रको अधिक पीड़ा दी

Transliteration

paramāstrāṇi dhunvānāḥ saubhadram abhidudruvuḥ | tān nivāryārjunir bāṇaiḥ krāthaputram athārdhayat ||

Translation

Sañjaya sprach: Mit ihren mächtigsten Waffen stürmten sie auf Saubhadra (Abhimanyu) los. Abhimanyu hielt sie alle mit seinen Pfeilen zurück und bedrängte dann Krāthas Sohn hart, sodass er schwere Qual erlitt.

Word by Word

परमsupreme, excellent

अस्त्राणिweapons (missiles)

धुन्वानाःwielding/brandishing

सौभद्रम्the son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu)

अभिदुद्रुवुःrushed/ran towards, attacked

तान्them

निवार्यhaving checked/warded off

अर्जुनिःArjuna’s son (Abhimanyu)

बाणैःwith arrows

क्राथपुत्रम्the son of Krātha

अथthen

अर्दयत्pained/afflicted, tormented

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Saubhadra (Abhimanyu)

Ārjuni (Abhimanyu)

Krāthaputra (son of Krātha)

paramāstrāṇi (supreme weapons)

bāṇāḥ (arrows)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in violent conflict, dharma is expressed through disciplined skill and restraint: a warrior should protect himself and his side by effectively checking attacks, then decisively address the most immediate danger rather than acting in uncontrolled rage.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group of warriors charge Abhimanyu using powerful weapons. Abhimanyu counters their assault with his arrows, successfully holding them back, and then turns his force specifically against Krātha’s son, causing him great suffering.