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Shloka 18

अभिमन्योर् दारुणः संमर्दः

Abhimanyu’s fierce melee amid chariot formations

सुभद्राकुमार अभिमन्युने पहले गजारोहियोंसहित बहुत-से गजराजोंको मारकर व्यूहमें प्रवेश करनेके लिये जो पाण्डवोंको मार्ग दिखा दिया था, उसे जयद्रथने बंद कर दिया ।। यतमानास्तु ते वीरा मत्स्यपञ्चालकेकया: । पाण्डवाश्नान्वपद्यन्त प्रतिशेकुर्न सैन्धवम्‌,वे वीर मत्स्य, पांचाल, केकय तथा पाण्डव बारंबार प्रयत्न करके व्यूहपर आक्रमण करते थे; परंतु सिंधुराजके सामने टिक नहीं पाते थे

yatamānās tu te vīrā matsya-pañcāla-kekayāḥ | pāṇḍavāś cānvapadyanta pratiṣekur na saindhavam ||

ಆ ವೀರರು—ಮತ್ಸ್ಯರು, ಪಾಂಚಾಲರು, ಕೇಕಯರು ಮತ್ತು ಪಾಂಡವರು—ಮರುಮರು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸಿ ವ್ಯೂಹದ ಮೇಲೆ ದಾಳಿ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು; ಆದರೆ ಸೈಂಧವ (ಸಿಂಧುರಾಜ)ನ ಎದುರು ನಿಲ್ಲಲಾರಿದರು।

यतमानाःstriving, making effort
यतमानाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयतमान (यत् धातु, आत्मनेपद वर्तमान कृदन्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तेthose
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वीराःheroes
वीराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवीर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मत्स्यthe Matsyas
मत्स्य:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमत्स्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पञ्चालthe Panchalas
पञ्चाल:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपञ्चाल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
केकयाःthe Kekayas
केकयाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकेकय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पाण्डवान्the Pandavas
पाण्डवान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाण्डव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
अन्वपद्यन्तfollowed/pressed after
अन्वपद्यन्त:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु + पद्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
प्रतिशेकुःwere able to withstand/hold out
प्रतिशेकुः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति + शक्
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सैन्धवम्the Sindhu-king (Jayadratha)
सैन्धवम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootसैन्धव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
J
Jayadratha (Saindhava, Sindhu-rāja)
P
Pāṇḍavas
M
Matsyas
P
Pañcālas
K
Kekayas

Educational Q&A

Persistent effort (prayatna) is essential, yet outcomes in dharmic conflict also depend on positioning, timing, and the opponent’s strategic advantage. The verse highlights the ethical tension of righteous intent meeting practical constraints: valor alone may not suffice without coordinated means.

The allied forces of the Pāṇḍavas—Matsyas, Pañcālas, and Kekayas—repeatedly attempt to break into the enemy formation, but Jayadratha, stationed as a key defender, successfully checks their advance and prevents them from pushing through.