Shloka 8
अभिमन्युना दुःशासनस्य ताडनम्
Abhimanyu’s Rebuke and Wounding of Duḥśāsana; Karṇa’s Counter-volley
तद् दृष्टवा चरितं तस्य सौभद्रस्यामितौजस: । समकम्पन्त सैन्यानि त्वदीयानि सहस्रश:,अमिततेजस्वी अभिमन्युका वह चरित्र देखकर आपके सहस्रों सैनिक भयसे काँपने लगे
tad dṛṣṭvā caritaṃ tasya saubhadrasya amitaujasaḥ | samakampanta sainyāni tvadīyāni sahasraśaḥ ||
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಆ ಅಮಿತೌಜಸ್ಸಿನ ಸೌಭದ್ರ (ಅಭಿಮನ್ಯು)ನ ಕೃತ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಕಂಡು ನಿಮ್ಮ ಸೇನೆಗಳು ಸಾವಿರಾರು ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಡುಗಿದವು.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and psychological force of kṣatriya valor: steadfast, skillful action in a righteous cause can inspire allies and unsettle even a numerically superior opponent.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that, after witnessing Abhimanyu’s extraordinary feats on the battlefield, the Kaurava forces in large numbers were shaken with fear and began to tremble.