Shloka 26
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणरथारोহণं सात्यकेः प्रतिरक्षणं च | Dhrishtadyumna Boards Droṇa’s Chariot; Sātyaki’s Counter-Protection
सदृशो वृष्णिवीरस्य केशवस्य महात्मन: । विक्रमश्रुतमाहात्म्यै: कथमायोधने हत:,*वृष्णिकुलके वीर महात्मा केशवके समान पराक्रमी, शास्त्रज्ष और महत्त्वशाली अभिमन्यु युद्धमें किस प्रकार मारा गया है?
sadṛśo vṛṣṇivīrasya keśavasya mahātmanaḥ | vikramaśruta-māhātmyaiḥ katham āyodhane hataḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。「ヴリシュニ族の勇士にして大いなる魂のケーシャヴァ（クリシュナ）に比肩する武勇と名声と偉業を備えたアビマンニュは、戦場でいかにして討たれたのですか。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral shock that a warrior of exceptional merit—likened to Kṛṣṇa in valor and stature—can still be brought down in war, prompting reflection on the fragility of life, the harshness of battlefield ethics, and the tension between proclaimed dharma and actual conduct in combat.
Sañjaya reports and frames a question about Abhimanyu’s death: despite being extraordinarily heroic and renowned—comparable to Keśava—how he was nevertheless slain in the fighting, setting up the account of the circumstances and methods by which he was killed.