Shloka 15

Devanagari script

अभिमन्युं च बीभत्सुरानिनाय जनार्दनम्‌ | आनर्तेभ्योडपि दाशार्हानानयामास पाण्डव:,पाण्डुनन्दन अर्जुनने आनर्तदेशसे अभिमन्यु, भगवान्‌ वासुदेव तथा दशार्हवंशके अपने अन्य सम्बन्धियोंको भी वहाँ बुलवा लिया

Transliteration

abhimanyuṃ ca bībhatsur ānināya janārdanam | ānartebhyo 'pi dāśārhān ānayāmāsa pāṇḍavaḥ ||

Translation

ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ອາຣະຈຸນ ນັກຮົບຜູ້ດຸເດືອດ ໄດ້ນໍາອະພິມັນຍຸ ແລະ ຈະນາຣະດະນະ (ກຣິດສະນະ) ໄປຍັງແດນອານັຣຕະ; ແລະ ປານດະວະຍັງໄດ້ໃຫ້ເຊີນພວກດາຊາຣຫະ—ຍາດພີ່ນ້ອງຂອງກຣິດສະນະ—ມາທີ່ນັ້ນດ້ວຍ. ຕອນນີ້ຊີ້ໃຫ້ເຫັນການສ້າງພັນທະມິດຢ່າງຮອບຄອບ ແລະ ໜ້າທີ່ຕາມທຳມະໃນການຮັບຮອງກໍາລັງທີ່ຊອບທໍາຈາກຄອບຄົວແລະຍາດສະນິດ ເມື່ອສົງຄາມກໍາລັງໃກ້ເຂົ້າມາ.

Word by Word

अभिमन्युम्Abhimanyu

चand

बीभत्सुःBibhatsu (Arjuna)

आनिनायbrought, led

जनार्दनम्Janardana (Krishna)

आनर्तेभ्यःfrom the Anartas / from Anarta country

अपिalso, even

दाशार्हान्the Dasharhas (members of the Dasharha clan)

आनयामासcaused to be brought / summoned

पाण्डवःthe Pandava (Arjuna)

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Arjuna (Bībhatsu)

Abhimanyu

Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana/Vāsudeva)

Dāśārhas (Yādava clan/kinsmen)

Ānarta (region)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights dharmic prudence: in moments of looming crisis, one should responsibly gather rightful support—especially from trusted kin and allies—so that action is grounded in legitimate relationships, counsel, and collective duty rather than impulsive force.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Arjuna brings Abhimanyu and Kṛṣṇa to Ānarta and also arranges for Kṛṣṇa’s Dāśārha relatives to come there, indicating coordinated mobilization and alliance formation among the Pāṇḍavas and the Yādavas.