Shloka 1
ऑपन-माजल बछ। अप कऋाल जा षोडशाधिकशततमोब<्ध्याय: कौरव-पाण्डव महारथियोंके द्न्द्ययुद्धका वर्णन तथा भीष्मका पराक्रम संजय उवाच अभिमन्युर्महाराज तव पुत्रमयोधयत् । महत्या सेनया युक्त भीष्महेतो: पराक्रमी
sañjaya uvāca | abhimanyur mahārāja tava putram ayodhayat | mahatyā senayā yuktaḥ bhīṣma-hetoḥ parākramī ||
သဉ္ဇယက ပြောသည်။ မဟာရာဇာ၊ ဘီရှ္မကို လဲကျစေရန် ရည်ရွယ်၍ ရဲရင့်သော အဘိမညုသည် စစ်တပ်ကြီးနှင့်အတူ လာရောက်ကာ သင်၏သားနှင့် စစ်ကို စတင်တိုက်ခိုက်၏။
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma: courage and disciplined action in war, where personal heroism is subordinated to a larger strategic aim—here, confronting Bhīṣma, the pivotal commander. It also shows how intention (hetoḥ) guides action: Abhimanyu’s valor is purposeful, not merely impulsive.
Sanjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Abhimanyu, supported by a large force, begins fighting with the king’s son. The stated motive is to overcome Bhīṣma, indicating that this duel is part of a broader plan to weaken the Kaurava command.