Shloka 246

Adhyāya 40 (Book 7, Droṇa-parva): Abhimanyu’s Rapid Advance and Battlefield Disruption

Devanagari script

सौभद्रमुद्यतास्त्रातुम भ्यधावन्त पाण्डवा: । “इधर ये क्रोधमें भरे हुए पाण्डव सुभद्राकुमारकी रक्षा करनेके लिये उद्यत हो प्रचण्ड बलशाली सिंहोंके समान धावा कर चुके हैं"

Transliteration

saubhadram udyatāstrātum abhyadhāvanta pāṇḍavāḥ |

Translation

Sañjaya said: The Pāṇḍavas, intent on protecting Saubhadra (Abhimanyu) from the raised weapons of his foes, rushed forward. Inflamed with righteous anger and driven by their duty to defend their own, they charged like mighty lions—an image of protective valor amid the moral chaos of war.

Word by Word

• सौभद्रम्: Abhimanyu (son of Subhadrā)
• सौभद्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभद्र (सुभद्रा-पुत्र)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उद्यत: raised/ready (to act)
• उद्यत: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्यत (उद्-यत)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अस्त्रातुम्: to protect
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रा (धातु)
• Form: Infinitive (Tumun), Parasmaipada (usage)

• अभ्यधावन्: ran towards/charged
• Type: Verb
• Root: धाव् (धातु) + अभि-
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• पाण्डवाः: the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāṇḍavas
• Saubhadra (Abhimanyu)
• astras (weapons)