Shloka 16

Abhimanyunidhana-prakāśaḥ — Vasudeva–Kṛṣṇa–Subhadrā–Kuntī śoka-saṃvāda

Disclosure and Consolation

Devanagari script

स च सेनापरिवृतो द्रोणप्रेप्सुर्महामना: । पितुर्निकारान्‌ संस्मृत्य रणे कर्माकरोन्महत्‌,पाण्डवसेनासे घिरे हुए महामनस्वी वीर धृष्टद्युम्नने द्रोणके द्वारा अपने पिताके अपमानका स्मरण करके उन्हें मार डालनेके लिये युद्धमें बड़ा भारी पराक्रम दिखाया

Transliteration

sa ca senāparivṛto droṇaprepsur mahāmanāḥ | piturnikārān saṃsmṛtya raṇe karmākaron mahat ||

Translation

Cercado por seu exército, o magnânimo Dhṛṣṭadyumna —ansioso por alcançar Droṇa— lembrou-se das humilhações infligidas a seu pai e, no auge da batalha, realizou um feito poderoso, exibindo grande valentia para matar Droṇa.

Word by Word

सःhe

चand

सेना-परिवृतःsurrounded by an army

द्रोण-प्रेप्सुःdesiring to obtain/kill Drona (i.e., intent on Drona)

महा-मनाःgreat-souled

पितुःof (his) father

निकाराान्insults, humiliations

संस्मृत्यhaving remembered

रणेin battle

कर्मdeed, action

अकरोत्did, performed

महत्great, mighty

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāsudeva (speaker)

Droṇa

Dhṛṣṭadyumna

Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s father (Drupada, implied)

Pāṇḍava army (implied by context of being surrounded by forces)

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 how remembrance of dishonor and filial loyalty can become a powerful driver of action in war, but it also implicitly raises an ethical tension: even ‘great deeds’ in battle may be fueled by personal grievance, complicating the moral landscape of dharma in conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāsudeva describes Dhṛṣṭadyumna advancing amid his troops with the aim of confronting Droṇa; recalling the insults suffered by his father, he displays extraordinary prowess and accomplishes a significant feat on the battlefield.