Shloka 8
अभिमन्योरावरणम्
Encirclement and counter-strikes of Abhimanyu
एकस्तु सुखसंवृद्धो बाल्याद् दर्पाच्च निर्भय: । इष्वस्त्रविन्महातेजा लक्ष्मणो5<र्जुनिमभ्ययात्,उस समय सुखमें पला हुआ, थरनुर्वेदका ज्ञाता, एकमात्र महातेजस्वी लक्ष्मण अपने बालस्वभाव तथा अभिमानके कारण निर्भय हो अभिमन्युके सामने आ गया
ekaḥ tu sukha-saṁvṛddho bālyād darpāc ca nirbhayaḥ | iṣv-astravin mahā-tejā lakṣmaṇo ’rjunim abhyayāt ||
Sañjaya sprach: Da trat Lakṣmaṇa—im Wohlleben aufgewachsen, furchtlos aus kindlichem Ungestüm und Stolz, kundig im Bogenschießen und von großer Kraft strahlend—vor, um Abhimanyu entgegenzutreten.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral-psychological point: comfort and privilege, when joined with youthful immaturity and pride, can produce reckless fearlessness. In dharmic terms, valor without discernment (viveka) easily turns into ego-driven action, which is ethically precarious and often strategically unsound.
Sañjaya narrates that Lakṣmaṇa, a formidable archer, steps forward alone and advances to face Abhimanyu. The line frames Lakṣmaṇa’s approach as driven by boyishness and pride, foreshadowing a direct clash with the Arjuna-like warrior Abhimanyu.