Shloka 6
Jayadrathasya varaprāptiḥ (जयद्रथस्य वरप्राप्तिः) — Jayadratha’s boon and the restraint of the Pāṇḍava advance
विमुखीकृत्य कर्ण तु सौभद्र: कड़कपत्रिभि: | अन्यानपि महेष्वासांस्तूर्णमेवाभिदुद्रुवे,राजन्! अपने भाईको मारा गया देख कर्णको बड़ी व्यथा हुई। इधर सुभद्राकुमार अभिमन्युने गीधकी पाँखवाले बाणोंद्वारा कर्णको युद्धसे भगाकर दूसरे-दूसरे महाधनुर्धर वीरोंपर भी तुरंत ही धावा किया
sañjaya uvāca |
vimukhīkṛtya karṇaṃ tu saubhadraḥ kaḍakapatribhiḥ |
anyān api maheṣvāsāṃs tūrṇam evābhidudruve, rājan ||
Sañjaya said: Having turned Karṇa away from the fight—driving him back with arrows feathered like a vulture’s wings—the son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu) swiftly rushed upon the other great bowmen as well, O King. The scene underscores the relentless momentum of battle: grief and anger rise on one side, while on the other a young warrior presses his advantage without pause, embodying the harsh ethic of kṣatriya warfare where hesitation can cost lives.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the battlefield ethic of decisive action: once an opening is created (repulsing a major opponent), a warrior must act swiftly to protect allies and press advantage. It also hints at the moral tension of war—personal grief and rage may surge, yet the combatant’s duty drives immediate, strategic engagement.
Sañjaya reports that Abhimanyu, the son of Subhadrā, drives Karṇa back using distinctive feathered arrows and then immediately charges other powerful archers, intensifying the combat around him.