Shloka 413

Devanagari script

अधर्मेण तथा बाल: सौभद्रो विनिपातित: । शत्रुओंने अधर्मसे ही छलकर मद्रराज शल्यको अपने पक्षमें खींच लिया और सुभद्राके बालक पुत्र अभिमन्युको भी अधर्मसे ही मार डाला था

Transliteration

adharmeṇa tathā bālaḥ saubhadro vinipātitaḥ |

Translation

Dhrishtadyumna said: “And in the same unrighteous manner, the young son of Subhadrā—still a mere boy—was struck down.”

Word by Word

• अधर्मेण: by unrighteousness / unjustly
• अधर्मेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• तथा: thus, likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• बालः: the boy / young one
• बालः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सौभद्रः: the son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu)
• सौभद्रः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभद्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विनिपातितः: was struck down / was slain
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-नि-√पत्
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (PPP sense)

Speaker

धृष्टह्युम्न उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛṣṭadyumna
• Abhimanyu (Saubhadra)
• Subhadrā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, dharma sets limits: killing a young warrior through unfair or unrighteous means is condemned as adharma, and such acts stain the moral legitimacy of victory.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛṣṭadyumna laments and denounces the manner of Abhimanyu’s death, describing him as a young Saubhadra who was brought down through adharma, highlighting the perceived injustice of the act.