Shloka 28
अभिमन्यु–अलम्बुसयुद्धम् / The Duel of Abhimanyu and Alambusa
with Arjuna’s approach to Bhīṣma
अभिमन्युप्रभृतय: पाण्डवानां महारथा: । अभ्यधावन् परीप्सन्तः प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा सुदुस्त्यजान्,वे सब एक साथ होकर चारों ओरसे पाण्डुकुमार भीमसेनको पीड़ा देने लगे। महारथी भीमसेनको पीड़ित और उनके प्राणोंको संकटमें पड़ा देख अभिमन्यु आदि पाण्डव महारथी अपने दुस्त्यज प्राणोंका मोह छोड़कर उनकी रक्षाके लिये दौड़े आये
sañjaya uvāca | abhimanyuprabhṛtayaḥ pāṇḍavānāṁ mahārathāḥ | abhyadhāvan parīpsantaḥ prāṇāṁs tyaktvā sudustyajān |
Sanjaya said: The great chariot-warriors of the Pāṇḍavas—beginning with Abhimanyu—rushed forward, intent on protecting him, casting aside attachment even to their own lives, though life is so hard to relinquish. Seeing Bhīmasena tormented and his life in peril, they ran to defend him, choosing loyalty and duty over self-preservation.
संजय उवाच