Shloka 41
Jayadratha-rakṣā: Conch Signals and Encirclement of Arjuna
Chapter 79
ये चान्येडपि कुले सन्ति पुरुषा नो वरानने । सर्वे ते तां गति यान्तु हभिमन्योर्यशस्विन:,'सुमुखि! हमारी इच्छा तो यह है कि हमारे कुलमें और भी जितने पुरुष हैं, वे सब यशस्वी अभिमन्युकी ही गति प्राप्त करें
ye cānye 'pi kule santi puruṣā no varānane | sarve te tāṁ gatiṁ yāntu hy abhimanyor yaśasvinaḥ ||
サञ्जयは語った。「美しき面影の御方よ、我らの願いはこうだ。我らの家系にいる他の男たちもまた、皆、名高きアビマンニュが到ったその同じ行き先に到らんことを。」戦と喪失のただ中で、この言葉はアビマンニュの死を単なる損失としてではなく、道義において高貴な終焉として位置づける——義務に殉じる英雄的な旅立ちの理想を、一族が敬い、さらには共に得たいと祈るのである。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates a warrior’s dharma-fulfilled death as an honored ‘gati’ (destiny/attainment). It reflects the ethical ideal that steadfast courage and duty in a righteous cause can transform death into a revered spiritual and moral culmination.
Sañjaya reports a sentiment expressed to a woman addressed as ‘varānane’: the family wishes that all men of their lineage may attain the same exalted end as Abhimanyu. The line functions as praise of Abhimanyu’s heroic fate and as a consolatory framing amid the calamities of the war.