Shloka 20

अभिमन्यु-परिवेष्टनम्

Encirclement and Counterassault of Abhimanyu

Devanagari script

तेषामापततां वीर: शीघ्रयोधी महाबल: । क्षिप्रास्त्रो न्यवधीद्‌ राजन्‌ मर्मज्ञो मर्मभेदिभि:,राजन! महाबली वीर अभिमन्यु शीघ्रतापूर्वक युद्ध करनेमें कुशल, जल्दी-जल्दी अस्त्र चलानेवाला और शशत्रुओंके मर्मस्थानोंको जाननेवाला था। वह अपनी ओर आते हुए शत्रु सैनिकोंका मर्मभेदी बाणोंद्वारा वध करने लगा

Transliteration

teṣām āpatatāṃ vīraḥ śīghrayodhī mahābalaḥ | kṣiprāstro nyavadhīd rājan marmajño marmabhedibhiḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: O King, that mighty hero—swift in combat and quick to discharge his weapons—cut down those who rushed upon him. Knowing the vital points of the body, he struck with vital-piercing missiles, meeting the oncoming assault with lethal precision.

Word by Word

तेषाम्of them

आपतताम्of those rushing/attacking

वीरःthe hero

शीघ्रयोधीswift-fighting

महाबलःvery strong

क्षिप्रास्त्रःone whose missiles are swift / quick in weapon-use

न्यवधीत्slew

राजन्O king

मर्मज्ञःknower of vital spots

मर्मभेदिभिःwith vital-spot-piercing (arrows/weapons)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

King Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Abhimanyu

onrushing enemy warriors/soldiers

astras (missiles/weapons)

marman (vital points)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes