Shloka 316

Adhyāya 40 (Book 7, Droṇa-parva): Abhimanyu’s Rapid Advance and Battlefield Disruption

Devanagari script

समरे5मरसंकाश: सौभद्रो न व्यशीर्यत । कर्णके द्वारा उसकी अस्त्रवर्षसे पीड़ित होनेपर भी देवतुल्य अभिमन्यु समरभूमिमें शिथिल नहीं हुआ

Transliteration

samare ’marasankāśaḥ saubhadro na vyaśīryata | karṇakṛtair astravarṣaiḥ pīḍyamāno ’pi devatulyo ’bhimanyur raṇabhūmau śithilo na babhūva ||

Translation

ສັນຊະຍະກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນກາງສົງຄາມ ບຸດຂອງສຸພັດຣາ—ສະຫວ່າງໄສດັ່ງອະມະຣະ—ບໍ່ໄດ້ຫວັ່ນໄຫວ. ແມ່ນແຕ່ຖືກທຸກທໍລະມານດ້ວຍຝົນອາວຸດທີ່ກັນນະປ່ອຍລົງມາ, ອະພິມັນຍຸ—ຜູ້ກ້າຫານດັ່ງເທວະດາ—ກໍບໍ່ຍອມອ່ອນແຮງໃນສະໜາມຮົບ. ບົດນີ້ຍົກຍ້ອງຄວາມອົດທົນແລະຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງ ເປັນອຸດົມຄະຕິຂອງນັກຮົບທ່າມກາງຄວາມວຸ່ນວາຍຂອງສົງຄາມ.

Word by Word

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अमरसंकाशः: resembling an immortal (god-like)
• अमरसंकाशः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमरसंकाश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सौभद्रः: the son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu)
• सौभद्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभद्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• व्यशीर्यत: did not falter / did not become slack / did not break down
• Type: Verb
• Root: शीॄ (शीर्ण/शीर्यते)
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Ātmanepada

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Abhimanyu (Saubhadra)
• Subhadrā
• Karṇa
• battlefield (raṇabhūmi)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse elevates steadfastness under pressure as a warrior’s virtue: even when struck by overwhelming force, one should not abandon resolve or duty. It frames courage as disciplined endurance rather than mere aggression.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Abhimanyu on the battlefield enduring Karṇa’s intense barrage of missiles. Despite being severely harried, Abhimanyu remains unshaken and continues to fight with godlike composure.