Shloka 47
Adhyāya 65: Dawn Assembly, Makara–Śyena Vyūhas, and Commander Engagements
तमापततन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य मागधस्य महागजम् । जघानैकेषुणा वीर: सौभद्र: परवीरहा,मगधनरेशके उस विशाल गजको आते देख शत्रुवीरोंका नाश करनेवाले वीर सुभद्राकुमारने उसे एक ही बाणसे मार डाला
tam āpatatantaṃ samprekṣya māgadhasya mahāgajam | jaghānaikeṣuṇā vīraḥ saubhadraḥ paravīrahā ||
संजय म्हणाला—मगधराजाचा तो महागज धावत येताना पाहून, परवीरांचा संहार करणाऱ्या वीर सौभद्राने (अभिमन्यूने) एकाच बाणाने त्याला ठार पाडले।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In a dharma-framed battlefield, a warrior must act with vigilance and proportional force to remove immediate danger. The verse underscores disciplined attention (samprekṣya) and decisive skill (eka-iṣuṇā) in fulfilling kṣatriya duty.
A massive war-elephant belonging to the Magadhan side charges forward. Abhimanyu (Saubhadra), seeing it rush at him, kills it with a single arrow, demonstrating exceptional prowess amid the Kurukṣetra combat.