Shloka 306

Devanagari script

पार्थहेतो: पराक्रान्तो भीष्मस्यायो धन प्रति । राजन! भीष्मजीके साथ युद्ध करनेमें अर्जुनकी सहायताके लिये पराक्रम करनेवाले सुभद्राकुमार अभिमन्युने राजकुमार बृहद्वलके साथ युद्ध किया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | pārtha-hetoḥ parākrānto bhīṣmasya āyodhanaṃ prati | rājan, bhīṣmajīke sātha yuddha karane meṃ arjunakī sahāyatā ke liye parākrama karanevāle subhadrā-kumāra abhimanyune rāja-kumāra bṛhadvalake sātha yuddha kiyā |

Translation

ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ହେ ରାଜନ! ପାର୍ଥଙ୍କ ହିତାର୍ଥେ ପରାକ୍ରମ କରି ସୁଭଦ୍ରାପୁତ୍ର ଅଭିମନ୍ୟୁ ଭୀଷ୍ମଙ୍କ ଯୁଦ୍ଧମୁଖକୁ ଅଗ୍ରସର ହେଲା। ଭୀଷ୍ମଙ୍କ ସହ ଅର୍ଜୁନଙ୍କ ସମରରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରିବାକୁ ଉଦ୍ୟତ ହୋଇ ସେ ରାଜକୁମାର ବୃହଦ୍ୱଳ ସହ ଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ ପ୍ରବୃତ୍ତ ହେଲା।

Word by Word

• पार्थ-हेतोः: for the sake of Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थ-हेतोः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ-हेतु
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• पराक्रान्तः: having advanced / having charged forth
• पराक्रान्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पराक्रान्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भीष्मस्य: of Bhishma
• भीष्मस्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अयः: iron (weapon/metal); iron
• अयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयस्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• धन: bow; wealth (contextually: bow)
• धन: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• प्रति: towards; against
• प्रति: Karma
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Dhritarashtra
• Arjuna (Partha)
• Bhishma
• Abhimanyu
• Subhadra
• Brihadvala
• battlefield (Ayodhana)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The passage underscores kṣatriya-dharma expressed as steadfast support of one’s rightful side and comrades: Abhimanyu acts with courage and loyalty to aid Arjuna, showing that duty in war includes protecting allies and advancing the larger objective, even when the opponent is a revered elder like Bhīṣma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Abhimanyu, advancing for Arjuna’s sake toward Bhīṣma’s battle-front, engages in a direct fight with the prince Bṛhadvala as part of the wider clash on the battlefield.