अभिमन्योर् दारुणः संमर्दः
Abhimanyu’s fierce melee amid chariot formations
उसने अपना विशाल धनुष फैलाकर बहुत-से बाणसमूहोंकी वर्षा करते हुए व्यूहके उस भागको योद्धाओंद्वारा भर दिया, जिसे अभिमन्युने तोड़ डाला था ।। स सात्यकिं त्रिभिबाणिरष्टभिश्न वृकोदरम् । धृष्टय्युम्नं तथा षष्ट्या विराट दशभि: शरै:
sa s01tyaki tribhis t6bair a63abhir v9kodaram | dh9639adyumna tath01 63a99ty01 vir01a da5babhi9 5barai9 ||
Lalu ia memanah Sātyaki dengan tiga anak panah, Vṛkodara (Bhima) dengan delapan, Dhṛṣṭadyumna dengan enam puluh, dan Virāṭa dengan sepuluh batang panah.
संजय उवाच
The verse highlights disciplined martial focus: a warrior applies measured force against key opponents to stabilize a collapsing front. Ethically, it reflects k63atriya-dharma as portrayed in the epicduty-bound combat conducted with tactical clarity rather than random cruelty.
After Abhimanyu has earlier ruptured a section of the enemy formation, the battle concentrates around that breach. Sanjaya reports a counteraction: the warrior targets leading P199ava championsS1tyaki, Bh2bma, Dh9639adyumna, and Vir01awith specified numbers of arrows, indicating an attempt to regain control of that critical sector.