Shloka 8

अभिमन्यु-परिवेष्टनम्

Encirclement and Counterassault of Abhimanyu

Devanagari script

अभिमन्युश्व तां वाचं कदर्थीकृत्य सारथे:

Transliteration

abhimanyuś ca tāṃ vācaṃ kadarthīkṛtya sārathiḥ

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: Abhimanyu menegur ucapan itu sebagai tidak patut, lalu berbicara kepada sais kereta dengan ketegasan dharma dan desakan yang dituntut medan perang.

Word by Word

• अभिमन्युः: Abhimanyu
• अभिमन्युः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिमन्यु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• ताम्: that
• ताम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• वाचम्: speech/words
• वाचम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच्
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• कदर्थीकृत्य: having insulted/abused (having made contemptible)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कदर्थी-√कृ
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage)

• सारथेः: of the charioteer
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Abhimanyu
• Sañjaya
• sārathi (charioteer)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid war, one must uphold dharma through disciplined speech: unworthy or discouraging counsel is to be rejected, and action should proceed with clarity, courage, and responsibility.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya narrates that Abhimanyu rejects a particular statement as improper and then turns to address the charioteer, indicating a decisive shift from reacting to words to directing the next course of action in battle.