Shloka 306

Devanagari script

पार्थहेतो: पराक्रान्तो भीष्मस्यायो धन प्रति । राजन! भीष्मजीके साथ युद्ध करनेमें अर्जुनकी सहायताके लिये पराक्रम करनेवाले सुभद्राकुमार अभिमन्युने राजकुमार बृहद्वलके साथ युद्ध किया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | pārtha-hetoḥ parākrānto bhīṣmasya āyodhanaṃ prati | rājan, bhīṣmajīke sātha yuddha karane meṃ arjunakī sahāyatā ke liye parākrama karanevāle subhadrā-kumāra abhimanyune rāja-kumāra bṛhadvalake sātha yuddha kiyā |

Translation

Sanjaya said: O King, Abhimanyu—the valiant son of Subhadrā—advanced for Arjuna’s sake toward Bhīṣma’s battle-front. Seeking to support Arjuna in the fight against Bhīṣma, he engaged in combat with the prince Bṛhadvala. The episode highlights loyal duty to one’s cause and kin, even amid the moral weight of war.

Word by Word

• पार्थ-हेतोः: for the sake of Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थ-हेतोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ-हेतु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पराक्रान्तः: having advanced / having charged forth
• पराक्रान्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराक्रान्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीष्मस्य: of Bhishma
• भीष्मस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अयः: iron (weapon/metal); iron
• अयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• धन: bow; wealth (contextually: bow)
• धन: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• प्रति: towards; against
• प्रति: Karma
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhritarashtra
• Arjuna (Partha)
• Bhishma
• Abhimanyu
• Subhadra
• Brihadvala
• battlefield (Ayodhana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage underscores kṣatriya-dharma expressed as steadfast support of one’s rightful side and comrades: Abhimanyu acts with courage and loyalty to aid Arjuna, showing that duty in war includes protecting allies and advancing the larger objective, even when the opponent is a revered elder like Bhīṣma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Abhimanyu, advancing for Arjuna’s sake toward Bhīṣma’s battle-front, engages in a direct fight with the prince Bṛhadvala as part of the wider clash on the battlefield.