Shloka 373
अभिमन्युवधः
Abhimanyu’s Fall and the Battlefield Aftermath
क्षुरप्रेण महातेजास्त्वरमाण: सपत्नजित् | उस समय शत्रुओंपर विजय पानेवाले महातेजस्वी द्रोणाचार्यने शीघ्रता करते हुए एक क्षुप्रके द्वारा अभिमन्युकी मुद्ठीमें स्थित हुए मणिमय मूठसे युक्त खड़गको काट डाला
sañjaya uvāca | kṣurapreṇa mahātejās tvaramāṇaḥ sapatnajit |
サञ्जयは語った。敵に勝利を収めんと急ぐ、威光あふれるドローナアーチャーリヤは、剃刀のごとき刃をもつ矢を素早く放ち、宝玉を嵌めた柄のアビマンニュの剣を、なお拳に固く握られたまま断ち切った。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a dharmic framework of warfare, tactical acts like disabling an opponent’s weapon can be decisive; yet the scene also highlights the moral tension of war, where superior skill is used to overpower a valiant but outmatched warrior.
Sañjaya narrates that Droṇa, moving quickly, uses a kṣurapra to cut off Abhimanyu’s gem-hilted sword while Abhimanyu is still gripping it, leaving him disarmed in the midst of battle.