Shloka 8

अभिमन्योर् दारुणः संमर्दः

Abhimanyu’s fierce melee amid chariot formations

Devanagari script

द्रुपदं पज्चभिस्ती3्ष्णै: सप्तभिश्न शिखण्डिनम्‌ | केकयान्‌ पज्चविंशत्या द्रौपदेयांस्त्रिभिस्त्रिभि:

Transliteration

drupadaṁ pañcabhiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ saptabhiś ca śikhaṇḍinam | kekayān pañcaviṁśatyā draupadeyāṁs tribhis tribhiḥ ||

Translation

ସେ ଦ୍ରୁପଦଙ୍କୁ ପାଞ୍ଚ ତୀକ୍ଷ୍ଣ ବାଣରେ, ଶିଖଣ୍ଡିଙ୍କୁ ସାତରେ, କେକୟମାନଙ୍କୁ ପଞ୍ଚବିଂଶତିରେ, ଏବଂ ଦ୍ରୌପଦେୟମାନଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକଙ୍କୁ ତିନି ତିନି ବାଣରେ ଆଘାତ କଲେ।

Word by Word

• द्रुपदम्: Drupada
• द्रुपदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पञ्चभिः: with five
• पञ्चभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च
• Form: —, Instrumental, Plural

• तीक्ष्णैः: sharp (ones)
• तीक्ष्णैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीक्ष्ण
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• सप्तभिः: with seven
• सप्तभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त
• Form: —, Instrumental, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• शिखण्डिनम्: Shikhandin
• शिखण्डिनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• केकयान्: the Kekayas
• केकयान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: केकय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• पञ्चविंशत्या: with twenty-five
• पञ्चविंशत्या: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चविंशति
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• द्रौपदेयान्: the sons of Draupadi
• द्रौपदेयान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदेय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: —, Instrumental, Plural

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: —, Instrumental, Plural

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Drupada
• Śikhaṇḍin
• Kekayas
• Draupadeyas (sons of Draupadī)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse underscores the impartial harshness of war: lineage, reputation, and alliance do not shield anyone once battle is joined. It implicitly invites reflection on kṣatriya-duty and the moral cost of conflict, where skill and resolve can become instruments of widespread suffering.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a sequence of precise strikes in the battle: Drupada is hit with five sharp arrows, Śikhaṇḍin with seven, the Kekaya contingent with twenty-five, and each of Draupadī’s sons with three arrows—depicting a warrior’s rapid, targeted assault on key Pāṇḍava allies.