Shloka 23
दुर्योधनकवचविमर्शः
Duryodhana’s Armor and the Tactical Reassessment
अनुयातश्च पितरं मातृपक्षं च वीर्यवान् सहस्रशो रिपून् हत्वा हत: शूरो महारथ:,बलवान, शूरवीर और महारथी अभिमन्यु पितृकुल तथा मातृकुलकी मर्यादाका अनुसरण करते हुए सहस्रों शत्रुओंको मारकर मरा है
anuyātaś ca pitaraṁ mātṛpakṣaṁ ca vīryavān | sahasraśo ripūn hatvā hataḥ śūro mahārathaḥ ||
ヴァーユは言った。「その剛勇の英雄は、父方の家系と母方の家系、両方の高貴なる掟に従った。敵を千々に討ち果たしたのち、勇猛なる戦士—大車戦の達人—もまた倒れた。その死は、家のダルマへの揺るぎない忠節と、戦場における無畏の振る舞いの証である。」
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises unwavering adherence to one’s inherited dharma—honoring both paternal and maternal family codes—while highlighting the Kṣatriya ideal of courage and self-sacrifice: a hero may fall, yet his ethical steadfastness and valor remain exemplary.
Vāyu describes the fallen warrior (contextually Abhimanyu) as having upheld the honor of both sides of his family and having fought with extraordinary prowess, killing vast numbers of enemies before being slain.