Shloka 206
अभिमन्युवधः
Abhimanyu’s Fall and the Battlefield Aftermath
संदधानस्य विशिखान् शीघ्रं चैव विमुज्चत: । “इस पुरुषसिंह पाण्डवपुत्रकी शीघ्रता तो देखो। शीघ्रतापूर्वक बाणोंका संधान करते और छोड़ते समय रथके मार्गोंमें इसके धनुषका मण्डलमात्र दिखायी देता है
saṃdadhānasya viśikhān śīghraṃ caiva vimucyataḥ |
Sañjaya said: “Behold the swiftness of this bull among men, the Pāṇḍava prince. As he rapidly fits the arrows and releases them, only the circular sweep of his bow is seen along the paths of the chariot.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya excellence expressed as disciplined speed and precision in battle—skill used in service of one’s duty, where mastery of action (karma-kauśala) becomes a mark of heroic conduct.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra the astonishing rapidity of a Pāṇḍava prince in combat: he fits arrows and releases them so fast that observers perceive mainly the whirling arc of his bow as the chariot moves through the battlefield lanes.