Shloka 5
अभिमन्युवधः
Abhimanyu’s Fall and the Battlefield Aftermath
अथ कर्णस्य सचिवान् षट् शूरांश्रित्रयोधिन: । साश्वसूतध्वजरथान् सौभद्रो निजघान ह,तदनन्तर सुभद्राकुमारने कर्णके विचित्र युद्ध करनेवाले छ: शूरवीर मन्त्रियोंको उनके घोड़े, सारथि, रथ तथा ध्वजसहित मार डाला
atha karṇasya sacivān ṣaṭ śūrān śastrayodhinaḥ | sāśvasūtadhvajarathān saubhadro nijaghāna ha ||
ಅನಂತರ ಸुभದ್ರಾಪುತ್ರ ಅಭಿಮನ್ಯು, ಕರ್ಣನ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಯುದ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಪುಣರಾದ ಆರು ಶೂರ ಸಚಿವರನ್ನು ಅವರ ಕುದುರೆಗಳು, ಸಾರಥಿಗಳು, ರಥಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಧ್ವಜಗಳೊಡನೆ ಸಹಿತ ಸಂಹರಿಸಿದನು।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the uncompromising nature of kṣatriya warfare: a warrior’s duty is executed decisively, and strategic victory often means destroying the opponent’s entire fighting apparatus (chariot, banner, horses, and driver), not merely engaging in personal combat.
Sañjaya reports that Abhimanyu (Saubhadra) kills six of Karṇa’s minister-warriors, along with their chariots, banners, horses, and charioteers—showing Abhimanyu’s momentum and the intensifying violence of the battle.