Mahabharata 7.39.3 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 39, Shloka 3
अभिमन्युना दुःशासनस्य ताडनम्
Abhimanyu’s Rebuke and Wounding of Duḥśāsana; Karṇa’s Counter-volley
गवल्गणनन्दन! जैसे कुमार कार्तिकेयने असुरोंके साथ रणक्रीड़ा की थी, उसी प्रकार कुमार अभिमन्युने जो युद्धका खेल किया था, वह सब मुझसे विस्तारपूर्वक कहो ।।
Sañjaya uvāca: hanta te sampravakṣyāmi vimardam atidāruṇam | ekasya ca bahūnāṃ ca yathāsīt tumulo raṇaḥ ||
Sañjaya dijo: «¡Ay! Ahora te relataré aquella matanza espantosísima: cómo se alzó una batalla tumultuosa, de un solo héroe contra muchos.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames war as morally weighty and tragic: even when heroism is present, the narrator emphasizes the dreadful cost of violence, preparing the listener to reflect on responsibility and dharma amid collective aggression against a single warrior.
Sañjaya begins his report to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, announcing that he will describe an extremely terrible melee—specifically the uproarious combat in which one hero (Abhimanyu in this episode) faced many warriors.
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