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Shloka 93

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 49: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament and Strategic Foreboding after Abhimanyu’s Fall

अभिदुद्राव सौभद्रं तिष्ठ तिछेति चाब्रवीत्‌ | आर्य! इससे दुःशासनपुत्र कुपित हो गदा हाथमें लेकर अभिमन्युकी ओर दौड़ा और इस प्रकार बोला--“अरे! खड़ा रह, खड़ा रह”

abhidudrāva saubhadraṁ tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt |

サンジャヤは言った。怒りに燃えたドゥフシャーサナの子は、スバドラーの子アビマンニュへと突進し、「立て! 立て!」と叫んだ――追撃と挑戦の叫びが戦場の狂乱に響き、憤怒が自制をねじ伏せようとし、正しさ(ダルマ)が暴力の下で試されるのであった。

अभिदुद्रावran towards / rushed at
अभिदुद्राव:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअभि + द्रु (धातु)
Formलिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), 3, singular, परस्मैपद
सौभद्रम्Abhimanyu (son of Subhadrā)
सौभद्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसौभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, accusative, singular
तिष्ठstand! / stop!
तिष्ठ:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
Formलोट् (imperative), 2, singular, परस्मैपद
तिष्ठstand! / stop! (repeated for emphasis)
तिष्ठ:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
Formलोट् (imperative), 2, singular, परस्मैपद
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अब्रवीत्said / spoke
अब्रवीत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू (धातु)
Formलङ् (imperfect), 3, singular, परस्मैपद

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
A
Abhimanyu (Saubhadra)
S
Subhadrā
D
Duḥśāsana’s son
G
gadā (mace)

Educational Q&A

The verse highlights how anger in war drives impulsive aggression and verbal provocation; it implicitly contrasts uncontrolled wrath with the ideal of disciplined kṣatriya conduct, where courage should be guided by restraint and dharma rather than rage.

During the battle, Duḥśāsana’s son, furious, charges toward Abhimanyu with a mace and challenges him by shouting “Stand! Stand!”, signaling an attempt to stop and engage him directly in combat.