Shloka 14
भरतश्रेष्ठ! उस समय जैसे सब ओरसे उछलते हुए समुद्रको तटभूमि रोक लेती है, उसी प्रकार आपके सैन्य-सागरको एकमात्र अर्जुनकुमारने आगे बढ़नेसे रोक दिया ।। शूराणां युध्यमानानां निघ्नतामितरेतरम् । अभिमन्यो: परेषां च नासीत् कश्चित् पराड्मुख:,उस समय एक-दूसरेपर प्रहार करते हुए युद्धपरायण विपक्षी वीरों तथा अभिमन्युमें कोई भी युद्धसे विमुख नहीं हुआ
śūrāṇāṃ yudhyamānānāṃ nighnatām itaretaram | abhimanyoh pareṣāṃ ca nāsīt kaścit parāṅmukhaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: O best of the Bharatas, at that time—just as the shoreline holds back the sea surging on all sides—so did Arjuna alone check the onward rush of your ocean-like host. And among the heroes on both sides, striking one another in the fury of battle—among Abhimanyu and his foes alike—not a single warrior turned his face away from the fight.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma as unwavering resolve in righteous combat: true warriors do not become parāṅmukha—turn away—when duty and honor demand steadfastness, even amid mutual slaughter.
Sañjaya describes the intensity of the fighting: Arjuna alone checks the advance of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s vast host, and in the clash between Abhimanyu and the opposing warriors, neither side shows retreat or hesitation.