Shloka 32
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 37: Sañjaya’s Account of Abhimanyu’s Precision Disruption of a Chariot Contingent
स शराचितसर्वाड्ि: क्रुद्ध: शक्रात्मजात्मज: । विचरन् ददृशे सैन्ये पाशहस्त इवान्तक:,उस समय इन्द्रकुमार अर्जुनके पुत्र अभिमन्युके सम्पूर्ण अंगोंमें बाण-ही-बाण व्याप्त हो रहे थे, वह क्रोधमें भरे हुए पाशधारी यमराजके समान शत्रुसेनामें विचरता दिखायी देता था
sa śarācita-sarvāṅgaḥ kruddhaḥ śakrātmajātmajaḥ | vicaran dadṛśe sainye pāśahasta ivāntakaḥ ||
Saat itu Abhimanyu, putra Arjuna sang putra Indra—seluruh tubuhnya dipenuhi anak panah—menyala oleh amarah dan tampak bergerak di tengah bala musuh laksana Antaka (Maut) yang menggenggam jerat.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness under extreme pain and the terrifying momentum of righteous (or duty-bound) combat, while implicitly reminding that war—even when fought as kṣatriya-dharma—carries the shadow of Death and ethical gravity.
Sañjaya describes Abhimanyu in the thick of battle: though his body is pierced and covered with arrows, he continues to move through the opposing forces with wrathful intensity, appearing like Yama (Death) with a noose, striking fear and destruction.