Shloka 16
भीष्मवधोपाय-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into the means to overcome Bhīṣma) | Chapter 103
मोहयित्वा कृपं द्रोणं द्रौणिं च सबूहदूबलम् | सैन्धवं च महेष्वासो व्यचरल्लघु सुष्ठ च,महाधनुर्धर अभिमन्यु कृपाचार्य, द्रोणाचार्य, अश्वत्थामा, बृहदबल और सिन्धुराज जयद्रथ--सबको मोहित करके सुन्दर और शीघ्र गतिसे सब ओर विचरता रहा
mohayitvā kṛpaṃ droṇaṃ drauṇiṃ ca sabṛhadbalam | saindhavaṃ ca maheṣvāso vyacaral laghu suṣṭhu ca ||
サンジャヤは言った。「クリパ、ドローナ、ドローナの子（アシュヴァッターマン）、ブリハドバラ、さらにシンドゥ王ジャヤドラタまでも惑乱させたのち、その大弓手は四方へと巡った—迅速にして、目を奪うほどの優美さをもって。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how exceptional skill and presence of mind can momentarily overturn even formidable opposition; ethically, it also points to the tension in war where brilliance and duty operate within a destructive arena, testing the boundaries of righteous conduct (dharma) and strategic necessity.
Sañjaya describes Abhimanyu’s battlefield movement: he confounds senior Kaurava-side warriors—Kṛpa, Droṇa, Aśvatthāmā, Bṛhadbala, and Jayadratha—and then ranges swiftly in multiple directions, indicating dominance and agility in the ongoing combat.