Shloka 9
Adhyāya 104 — Śikhaṇḍin-puraskāraḥ (Śikhaṇḍin as Vanguard) and Bhīṣma’s Counter-Advance
Devanagari script
अभिमन्युश्न वेगेन सिंहवद् विनदन् मुहुः
Transliteration
abhimanyuḥ śnavegena siṁhavad vinadan muhuḥ
Translation
Sañjaya dijo: Abhimanyu, lanzándose hacia delante con ímpetu veloz, rugía una y otra vez como un león—imagen de una resolución sin miedo en medio de la grave carga moral de la guerra.
Word by Word
अभिमन्युःAbhimanyu
अभिमन्युः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअभिमन्यु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वेगेनwith speed/impetus
वेगेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवेग
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
सिंहवत्like a lion
सिंहवत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसिंहवत्
विनदन्roaring/sounding
विनदन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootवि-नद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, शतृ (present active participle)
मुहुःagain and again/repeatedly
मुहुः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootमुहुः
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
A
AbhimanyuS
SañjayaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma expressed as fearless resolve and steadfast spirit in battle; Abhimanyu’s repeated lion-like roar symbolizes inner courage and the will to face danger without wavering.
Sañjaya reports Abhimanyu’s rapid advance and repeated battle-roar, portraying him as a lion-like warrior whose presence and sound intensify the battlefield’s momentum.