Shloka 24

Devanagari script

आजघान तततस्तूर्णमभिमन्युर्महामना: । एकैकं पजञ्चभिर्बाणै: शितै: संनतपर्वभि:,उस समय महामना अभिमन्युने तुरंत ही झुकी हुई गाँठवाले पाँच-पाँच तीखे बाणोंद्वारा प्रत्येकको बींध डाला

Transliteration

ājaghāna tataḥ tūrṇam abhimanyur mahāmanāḥ | ekaikaṃ pañcabhir bāṇaiḥ śitaiḥ sannataparvabhiḥ ||

Translation

သဉ္ဇယက ပြောသည်– ထို့နောက် စိတ်ဓာတ်မြင့်မြတ်သော အဘိမန်ယုသည် ချက်ချင်း လျင်မြန်စွာ တိုက်ခိုက်ကာ၊ တစ်ဦးချင်းစီကို အလှည့်ကျ မြားချွန်ထက်ငါးစင်းစီဖြင့် ထိုးဖောက်လိုက်သည်—အဆစ်အမြစ်ကောင်းကောင်း ချိုးကွေးထား၍ သေချာစွာ ပြုလုပ်ထားသော မြားများဖြစ်သည်။

Word by Word

आजघानstruck, smote

ततःthen, thereafter

तूर्णम्quickly

अभिमन्युःAbhimanyu

महामनाःgreat-souled

एकैकम्each one (individually)

पञ्चभिःwith five

बाणैःby arrows

शितैःsharp

संनतपर्वभिःhaving bent joints/knots (i.e., with curved nodes)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Abhimanyu

arrows (bāṇa)

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 kṣatriya discipline: swift, precise action and mastery of weapons used decisively in a righteous battle context, reflecting controlled valor rather than reckless violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Abhimanyu rapidly attacks and pierces each adversary, using five sharp, well-crafted arrows per target, emphasizing his exceptional prowess and momentum in the fight.