Shloka 43

Chapter 49: Sañjaya’s Enumeration of the Pāṇḍava Coalition (पाण्डवसैन्यसमागम-वर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

यः कृष्णसदृशो वीर्य युधिष्ठिरसमो दमे । तेनाभिमन्युना संख्ये पाण्डवा अभ्ययुज्जत

Transliteration

yaḥ kṛṣṇasadṛśo vīrye yudhiṣṭhirasamo dame | tenābhimanyunā saṅkhye pāṇḍavā abhyayujjata ||

Translation

Sañjaya berkata: “Bersama Abhimanyu—yang gagahnya seperti Kṛṣṇa dan pengendalian dirinya setara Yudhiṣṭhira—para Pāṇḍava mara ke hadapan untuk bertempur.”

Word by Word

यःwho

कृष्ण-सदृशःlike Krishna

वीर्येin prowess

युधिष्ठिर-समःequal to Yudhishthira

दमेin self-control

तेनby him / with him

अभिमन्युनाby Abhimanyu

संख्येin battle

पाण्डवाःthe Pandavas

अभ्ययुज्जतjoined battle / engaged (in combat)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Kṛṣṇa

Yudhiṣṭhira

Abhimanyu

Pāṇḍavas

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse presents an ethical ideal of kṣatriya excellence: true martial strength (vīrya) should be paired with inner discipline (dama). Abhimanyu is praised not only for battlefield prowess likened to Kṛṣṇa’s, but also for self-control comparable to Yudhiṣṭhira’s—suggesting that power gains legitimacy when governed by restraint.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Pāṇḍavas moved forward to engage in combat, led or accompanied by Abhimanyu. His qualities are highlighted to underscore the confidence and moral stature of the Pāṇḍava side as they enter the confrontation.