Shloka 12
अभिमन्युना दुःशासनस्य ताडनम्
Abhimanyu’s Rebuke and Wounding of Duḥśāsana; Karṇa’s Counter-volley
नकुलं सहदेवं च भीमसेनं च पाण्डवम् | बन्धून् सम्बन्धिनश्चान्यान् मध्यस्थान् सुहृदस्तथा,“यह पार्थकुलका प्रसिद्ध तरुण वीर सुभद्राकुमार अभिमन्यु अपने समस्त सुहृदोंको, राजा युधिष्ठिर, नकुल, सहदेव तथा पाण्डुपुत्र भीमसेनको, अन्यान्य भाई-बन्धुओं सम्बन्धियों तथा मध्यस्थ सुहृदोंको भी आनन्द प्रदान करता हुआ जा रहा है
nakulaṃ sahadevaṃ ca bhīmasenaṃ ca pāṇḍavam | bandhūn sambandhinaścānyān madhyasthān suhṛdastathā ||
Sañjaya said: “(He gladdens) Nakula and Sahadeva, and Bhīmasena the son of Pāṇḍu; and also other kinsmen and relations, as well as neutral well-wishers.” In context, the verse highlights how Abhimanyu’s presence and valor hearten not only his closest allies but even those who stand in-between—suggesting the moral force of courage that inspires a wider circle amid the pressures of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how righteous courage and exemplary conduct in crisis can strengthen an entire community—close allies, extended relations, and even neutrals—by generating confidence and goodwill amid conflict.
Sañjaya lists those who are heartened—Nakula, Sahadeva, Bhīma, and other relatives and neutral well-wishers—within the broader account of the Kurukṣetra war, where Abhimanyu’s advance and valor are portrayed as uplifting the Pāṇḍava side.