Shloka 76
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणरथारोহণं सात्यकेः प्रतिरक्षणं च | Dhrishtadyumna Boards Droṇa’s Chariot; Sātyaki’s Counter-Protection
स दीर्घबाहु: पृथ्वंसो दीर्घधजीवलोचन: । अभिमन्युर्यथावृत्त: श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यहं तथा,“मोटे कंधों, बड़ी भुजाओं तथा कमलसदृश विशाल नेत्रोंवाला अभिमन्यु संग्राममें जिस प्रकार लड़ा था, वह सब वृत्तान्त मैं सुनना चाहता हूँ
sa dīrghabāhuḥ pṛthvaṃso dīrghadhvajīvalocanaḥ | abhimanyur yathāvṛttaḥ śrotum icchāmy ahaṃ tathā ||
Sañjaya dit : «Je souhaite entendre, en entier et exactement comme cela advint, comment Abhimanyu —aux épaules larges, aux longs bras et aux yeux de lotus— combattit dans la bataille.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds truthful narration (yathāvṛtta—“as it actually happened”) and reverent attention to a warrior’s conduct. Ethically, it emphasizes that accounts of war should be heard and transmitted with fidelity, honoring valor while seeking an accurate understanding of actions and their consequences.
Sañjaya expresses a desire to recount (or to have recounted) the detailed events of Abhimanyu’s fighting—highlighting Abhimanyu’s heroic physical traits and signaling that a significant, likely poignant episode of the battle is about to be narrated.