Shloka 1
अभिमन्योर् विक्रमः — Abhimanyu’s Disruptive Advance and the Gāndharva-astra Counter
ऑपन-मा_ज बछ। ऑफर चतुश्नत्वारिशो< ध्याय: अभिमन्युका पराक्रम और उसके द्वारा वसातीय आदि अनेक योद्धाओंका वध संजय उवाच सैन्धवेन निरुद्धेषु जयगृद्धिषु पाण्डुषु । सुघोरमभवदसयुद्ध॑ त्वदीयानां परै: सह,संजय कहते हैं--राजन्! विजयकी अभिलाषा रखनेवाले पाण्डवोंको जब सिंधुराज जयद्रथने रोक दिया, उस समय आपके सैनिकोंका शत्रुओंके साथ बड़ा भयंकर युद्ध हुआ
sa f1jaya uv01ca | saindhavena niruddhe 63u jayag 5ddhi 63u p01 47 0d 63u | sughoram abhavad asad-yuddha 43 tvad2by01n01 43 parai 25 saha ||
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ରାଜନ୍! ବିଜୟଲୋଭୀ ପାଣ୍ଡବମାନଙ୍କୁ ସିନ୍ଧୁରାଜ ଜୟଦ୍ରଥ ଯେତେବେଳେ ରୋକିଦେଲେ, ସେତେବେଳେ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ସେନା ଓ ଶତ୍ରୁମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଘୋର ଯୁଦ୍ଧ ହେଲା।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the pursuit of victory and tactical obstruction can push warfare into 'asad-yuddha'—combat that departs from dharma. It implicitly warns that when restraint, anger, and desperation dominate, ethical boundaries erode and violence becomes more horrific.
Jayadratha blocks the Pandavas at a critical moment. In response, the clash between the Kaurava army and the Pandavas intensifies into a terrifying battle, described by Sanjaya to Dhritarashtra as exceptionally fierce and ethically disordered.