Shloka 13

Devanagari script

अभिमन्युस्तत: क्रुद्धो धृष्टद्युम्ने च पीडिते । अभिदुद्राव वेगेन मद्रराजरथं प्रति,तदनन्तर धृष्टद्युम्नके पीड़ित होनेपर क्रोधमें भरे हुए अभिमन्युने मद्रराज शल्यके रथपर बड़े वेगसे आक्रमण किया

Transliteration

abhimanyus tataḥ kruddho dhṛṣṭadyumne ca pīḍite | abhidudrāva vegena madrarājarathaṃ prati ||

Translation

Lalu, ketika Dhrishtadyumna terdesak, Abhimanyu yang menyala oleh amarah menerjang dengan kecepatan penuh menuju kereta Raja Madra, Shalya.

Word by Word

अभिमन्युःAbhimanyu

ततःthen/thereupon

क्रुद्धःangered

धृष्टद्युम्नेwhen/with Dhrishtadyumna (being the locus/context)

चand

पीडितेwhen (he) was afflicted/pressed

अभिदुद्रावrushed/ran towards

वेगेनwith speed/force

मद्रराजरथम्the chariot of the king of Madra (Shalya)

प्रतिtowards

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Abhimanyu

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Śalya (Madra king)

chariot (ratha)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds kṣatriya-dharma in practice: when an ally is being overwhelmed, a warrior is expected to respond decisively to protect and support the battle-line. It also implicitly warns that righteous action may arise amid intense emotions like anger, which must be directed toward duty rather than personal vendetta.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛṣṭadyumna is being pressed by the enemy. Seeing this, Abhimanyu becomes enraged and immediately charges with great speed toward the chariot of Śalya, the king of Madra, initiating a direct assault to relieve pressure on his ally.