Shloka 23
अभिमन्युवधः
Abhimanyu’s Fall and the Battlefield Aftermath
अन्तरं यस्य संरब्धा न पश्यन्ति महारथा: । अस्यतो लघुहस्तस्य दिश: सर्वा महेषुभि:
antaraṃ yasya saṃrabdhā na paśyanti mahārathāḥ | asyato laghuhastasya diśaḥ sarvā maheṣubhiḥ ||
Sañjaya said: The great chariot-warriors, though fully roused for battle, could not find any opening against him. For that swift-handed archer, as he shot, filled every direction with mighty arrows.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how consummate discipline and speed in action can deny an opponent any ‘opening’—a martial lesson that also carries an ethical undertone: in war, superior skill can create an overwhelming, near-inescapable pressure, reminding readers of the grave responsibility that accompanies power.
Sañjaya describes a formidable archer whose rapid, continuous volleys of powerful arrows fill all directions. Even elite warriors, though eager and aggressive, cannot perceive any gap or weakness to exploit against him.