Shloka 23
अभिमन्युवधः
Abhimanyu’s Fall and the Battlefield Aftermath
अन्तरं यस्य संरब्धा न पश्यन्ति महारथा: । अस्यतो लघुहस्तस्य दिश: सर्वा महेषुभि:
antaraṃ yasya saṃrabdhā na paśyanti mahārathāḥ | asyato laghuhastasya diśaḥ sarvā maheṣubhiḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Para mahāratha, meski telah bangkit sepenuhnya untuk bertempur, tak mampu melihat celah apa pun untuk menyerangnya. Pemanah bertangan cekatan itu, ketika melepaskan panah, memenuhi segala penjuru dengan anak panah yang dahsyat.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how consummate discipline and speed in action can deny an opponent any ‘opening’—a martial lesson that also carries an ethical undertone: in war, superior skill can create an overwhelming, near-inescapable pressure, reminding readers of the grave responsibility that accompanies power.
Sañjaya describes a formidable archer whose rapid, continuous volleys of powerful arrows fill all directions. Even elite warriors, though eager and aggressive, cannot perceive any gap or weakness to exploit against him.