Shloka 413

अभिमन्यु-परिवेष्टनम्

Encirclement and Counterassault of Abhimanyu

Devanagari script

अभिनच्च पदात्योघांस्त्वदीयानेव सर्वश: । इस प्रकार अर्जुनकुमार अभिमन्युने रणक्षेत्रमें शत्रुओंके लिये असहा पराक्रम करके आपके पैदल योद्धाओंके समूहोंका सभी प्रकारसे विनाश आरम्भ किया

Transliteration

abhinac ca padātyaoghāṁs tvadīyān eva sarvaśaḥ |

Translation

ଏହିପରି ଅର୍ଜୁନପୁତ୍ର ଅଭିମନ୍ୟୁ ରଣକ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ଅସହ୍ୟ ପରାକ୍ରମ ପ୍ରଦର୍ଶନ କରି, ଆପଣଙ୍କ ପଦାତି ଯୋଦ୍ଧାମାନଙ୍କ ଦଳଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ସବୁ ପ୍ରକାରେ ଧ୍ୱଂସ କରିବା ଆରମ୍ଭ କଲା।

Word by Word

• अभिनत्: he roared/raised a battle-cry
• अभिनत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-नद्
• Form: Aorist (luṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• पदाति-ओघान्: masses/streams of foot-soldiers
• पदाति-ओघान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पदाति + ओघ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• त्वदीयान्: your (belonging to you)
• त्वदीयान्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वदीय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• सर्वशः: in every way, wholly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वशः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Abhimanyu
• Arjuna
• Kaurava infantry (tvadīyāḥ padātayaḥ)
• battlefield (raṇakṣetra, implied by context)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights kṣatriya-duty expressed as fearless martial effort, while implicitly reminding the listener of war’s moral weight: heroic excellence can coexist with widespread suffering, especially among common soldiers.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Abhimanyu, Arjuna’s son, has begun cutting down the Kaurava foot-soldiers in large numbers, breaking through their infantry formations with overwhelming force.