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

Vaiśampāyana berkata: Arjuna, pahlawan yang garang, membawa Abhimanyu dan juga Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa) ke tanah Ānarta; dan Pāṇḍava itu turut memanggil kaum Dāśārha—sanak saudara Kṛṣṇa sendiri—datang ke sana. Peristiwa ini menegaskan kebijaksanaan membina pakatan serta kewajipan menurut dharma untuk mendapatkan sokongan yang wajar daripada keluarga dan kerabat yang dipercayai tatkala konflik kian mendekat.

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.