Shloka 413

अभिमन्यु-परिवेष्टनम्

Encirclement and Counterassault of Abhimanyu

Devanagari script

अभिनच्च पदात्योघांस्त्वदीयानेव सर्वश: । इस प्रकार अर्जुनकुमार अभिमन्युने रणक्षेत्रमें शत्रुओंके लिये असहा पराक्रम करके आपके पैदल योद्धाओंके समूहोंका सभी प्रकारसे विनाश आरम्भ किया

Transliteration

abhinac ca padātyaoghāṁs tvadīyān eva sarvaśaḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: Abhimanyu, Arjuna’s son, displaying an irresistible prowess on the battlefield, began to destroy in every way the massed ranks of your infantry. The verse underscores the ethical tension of war: valor and duty in combat are praised, yet the narration also highlights the tragic cost borne by ordinary foot-soldiers swept up in the clash of rival causes.

Word by Word

• अभिनत्: he roared/raised a battle-cry
• अभिनत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-नद्
• Form: Aorist (luṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पदाति-ओघान्: masses/streams of foot-soldiers
• पदाति-ओघान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पदाति + ओघ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• त्वदीयान्: your (belonging to you)
• त्वदीयान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वदीय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सर्वशः: in every way, wholly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Abhimanyu
• Arjuna
• Kaurava infantry (tvadīyāḥ padātayaḥ)
• battlefield (raṇakṣetra, implied by context)