Shloka 12

अभिमन्यु-परिवेष्टनम्

Encirclement and Counterassault of Abhimanyu

Devanagari script

स कर्णिकारप्रवरोच्छित ध्वज: सुवर्णवर्मार्जुनिरर्जुनादू वर: । युयुत्सया द्रोणमुखान्‌ महारथान्‌ समासदत्‌ सिंहशिशुर्यथा द्विपान्‌,अभिमन्युके ऊँचे एवं श्रेष्ठ ध्वजपर कर्णिकारका चिह्न बना हुआ था। उसने सुवर्णका कवच धारण कर रखा था। वह अर्जुनकुमार अपने पिता अर्जुनसे भी श्रेष्ठ वीर था। जैसे सिंहका बच्चा हाथियोंपर आक्रमण करता है, उसी प्रकार अभिमन्युने युद्धकी इच्छासे द्रोण आदि महारथियोंपर धावा किया

Transliteration

sa karṇikāra-pravarocchita-dhvajaḥ suvarṇa-varmārjunir arjunād varaḥ | yuyutsayā droṇa-mukhān mahā-rathān samāsadat siṁha-śiśur yathā dvipān ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Bearing a lofty banner marked with the excellent karṇikāra emblem, and clad in golden armour, Abhimanyu—Arjuna’s son—surpassed even his father in valour. Burning with the will to fight, he charged straight at the great chariot-warriors headed by Droṇa, like a lion-cub rushing upon elephants.

Word by Word

सःhe (that one)

कर्णिकार-प्रवर-उच्छ्रित-ध्वजःone whose banner was raised high and excellent, bearing the karnikāra emblem

सुवर्ण-वर्माwearing golden armor

अर्जुनिःArjuni (son/descendant of Arjuna; i.e., Abhimanyu)

अर्जुनात्than Arjuna / from Arjuna

वरःsuperior, excellent

युयुत्सयाwith the desire to fight

द्रोण-मुखान्having Droṇa at the head (i.e., led by Droṇa)

महा-रथान्great chariot-warriors

समासदत्attacked / assailed / approached in combat

सिंह-शिशुःa lion-cub

यथाas, like

द्विपान्elephants

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Abhimanyu

Arjuna

Droṇa

dhvaja (banner/standard)

suvarṇa-varman (golden armour)

karṇikāra (emblem/tree/flower)

mahārathas (great warriors)

elephants (dvipāḥ)

lion-cub (siṁha-śiśuḥ)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes