Shloka 123
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 49: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament and Strategic Foreboding after Abhimanyu’s Fall
उत्तिष्ठमानं सौभद्रं गदया मूर्थ््यताडयत् । तत्पश्चात् कुरुकुलकी कीर्ति बढ़ानेवाले दुःशासनपुत्रने पहले उठकर उठते हुए सुभद्राकुमारके मस्तकपर गदाका प्रहार किया
uttiṣṭhamānaṃ saubhadraṃ gadayā mūrdhni atāḍayat | tatpaścāt kurukulakīrtiṃ vardhayituṃ duḥśāsanaputro 'gra uttiṣṭhantam eva subhadrākumārasya mūrdhni gadā-prahāram akarot ||
Sañjaya said: As Abhimanyu, Subhadrā’s son, was rising, he was struck on the head with a mace. Thereafter, the son of Duḥśāsana—seeking to enhance the fame of the Kuru line—rose first and, while the youth was still getting up, dealt a mace-blow upon Subhadrā’s son’s head, laying bare the brutal opportunism of war and the strain between proclaimed Kṣatriya honor and ruthless reality.
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