Shloka 9
Droṇa’s Defensive Stand and Abhimanyu Commissioned to Breach the Cakravyūha (द्रोणानीक-प्रतिरोधः; सौभद्र-नियोजनम्)
युधिष्ठिरस्य वीर्येण कृष्णस्य चरितेन च । कर्मभिर्भीमसेनस्य सदृशो भीमकर्मण:,युधिष्ठिरके पराक्रम, श्रीकृष्णके उत्तम चरित्र एवं भयंकर कर्म करनेवाले भीमसेनके वीरोचित कर्मोके समान ही अभिमन्युके भी पराक्रम, चरित्र और कर्म थे
yudhiṣṭhirasya vīryeṇa kṛṣṇasya caritena ca | karmabhir bhīmasenasya sadṛśo bhīmakarmaṇaḥ ||
Sañjaya berkata: Dalam keberanian seperti Yudhiṣṭhira, dalam budi pekerti mulia seperti Kṛṣṇa, dan dalam perbuatan seperti Bhīmasena yang menggerunkan, pahlawan perkasa itu setara dengan mereka—menyamai mereka pada keberanian, akhlak, dan tindakan yang dahsyat.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ideal warrior excellence as a harmony of three virtues: righteous valor (Yudhiṣṭhira), exemplary character and guidance (Kṛṣṇa), and decisive, formidable action (Bhīma). True greatness is not mere strength but strength governed by dharma and noble conduct.
Sañjaya is praising a mighty warrior—understood in context as Abhimanyu—by comparing him to leading figures of the Pāṇḍavas and their ally: he matches Yudhiṣṭhira in courage, Kṛṣṇa in noble conduct, and Bhīma in powerful deeds, underscoring Abhimanyu’s exceptional stature in the war.