Shloka 40
Jayadratha-rakṣā: Conch Signals and Encirclement of Arjuna
Chapter 79
सुभद्रे मा शुच:ः पुत्र पाउ्चाल्याश्वासयोत्तराम् । गतो5भिमन्यु: प्रथितां गतिं क्षत्रियपुज्रव:,“सुभद्रे! तुम पुत्रके लिये शोक न करो। द्रुपदकुमारी! तुम उत्तराको धीरज बँधाओ। वह क्षत्रियशिरोमणि सर्वश्रेष्ठ गतिको प्राप्त हुआ है
sañjaya uvāca | subhadre mā śucaḥ putra pāñcālyāśvāsayottarām | gato 'bhimanyuḥ prathitāṃ gatiṃ kṣatriyapuṅgavaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: “Subhadrā, do not grieve for your son. O Pāñcālī, give reassurance to Uttarā. Abhimanyu, that foremost among warriors, has attained the renowned, highest destiny—falling in battle with honor, as befits a kṣatriya.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames heroic death in righteous battle as a ‘renowned destiny’ for a kṣatriya, urging the bereaved to restrain grief and uphold steadiness (dhairya) in the face of loss.
After Abhimanyu’s fall, Sañjaya reports and offers consolation: he tells Subhadrā not to mourn for her son and asks Draupadī to encourage Uttarā, emphasizing Abhimanyu’s honorable end and exalted posthumous state.