Shloka 25

अभिमन्योरावरणम्

Encirclement and counter-strikes of Abhimanyu

Devanagari script

परमास्त्राणि धुन्वाना: सौभद्रमभिदुद्रुवु: । तान्‌ निवार्यार्जुनिर्बाणै: क्राथपुत्रमथार्दयत्‌,उन सबने अपने उत्तम अस्त्रोंका प्रयोग करते हुए सुभद्राकुमारपर आक्रमण किया। अभिमन्युने अपने बाणोंद्वारा उन सबका निवारण करके क्राथपुत्रको अधिक पीड़ा दी

Transliteration

paramāstrāṇi dhunvānāḥ saubhadram abhidudruvuḥ | tān nivāryārjunir bāṇaiḥ krāthaputram athārdhayat ||

Translation

Sañjaya said: Wielding their most potent weapons, they rushed upon Saubhadra (Abhimanyu). Abhimanyu checked them all with his arrows and then pressed Krātha’s son hard, inflicting severe distress.

Word by Word

• परम: supreme, excellent
• परम: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• अस्त्राणि: weapons (missiles)
• अस्त्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• धुन्वानाः: wielding/brandishing
• धुन्वानाः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: धुन्वत् (धू धुनोति)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• अभिदुद्रुवुः: rushed/ran towards, attacked
• अभिदुद्रुवुः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्रु (द्रवति) + अभि
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• निवार्य: having checked/warded off
• निवार्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वृत् (निवारयति)
• Form: Absolutive (Gerund), Parasmaipada (causative sense)

• अर्जुनिः: Arjuna’s son (Abhimanyu)
• अर्जुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बाणैः: with arrows
• बाणैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• क्राथपुत्रम्: the son of Krātha
• क्राथपुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्राथपुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अर्दयत्: pained/afflicted, tormented
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्द् (अर्दयति)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Saubhadra (Abhimanyu)
• Ārjuni (Abhimanyu)
• Krāthaputra (son of Krātha)
• paramāstrāṇi (supreme weapons)
• bāṇāḥ (arrows)