Shloka 33
Adhyāya 104 — Śikhaṇḍin-puraskāraḥ (Śikhaṇḍin as Vanguard) and Bhīṣma’s Counter-Advance
स तेषां रथिनां वीर: पितुस्तुल्यपराक्रम: । सदृशो वासुदेवस्य विक्रमेण बलेन च,वीर अभिमन्यु अपने पिता अर्जुनके समान पराक्रमी था। बल और विक्रममें वसुदेवनन्दन श्रीकृष्णकी समानता करता था। सम्पूर्ण शस्त्रधारियोंमें श्रेष्ठ उस वीरने रणक्षेत्रमें उन कौरव रथियोंके साथ अपने पिता और मामा दोनोंके सदृश अनेक प्रकारका शौर्यपूर्ण कार्य किया
sa teṣāṁ rathināṁ vīraḥ pitus-tulya-parākramaḥ | sadṛśo vāsudevasya vikrameṇa balena ca ||
Disse Sañjaya: Entre aqueles guerreiros de carro, esse herói (Abhimanyu) possuía bravura igual à de seu pai. Em audácia e força, era comparável a Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa). Assim, no campo de batalha realizou muitos feitos valorosos contra os combatentes de carro kauravas, exibindo um heroísmo digno tanto de seu pai quanto de seu tio materno—imagem do dever herdado e da coragem disciplinada em meio à guerra.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma expressed as disciplined courage: Abhimanyu embodies inherited responsibility and trained excellence, showing that true valor is measured not only by force but by steadfast performance of duty in a righteous cause.
Sañjaya describes Abhimanyu’s battlefield performance, praising him as equal to his father Arjuna in prowess and comparable to Kṛṣṇa in daring and strength, as he confronts the Kaurava chariot-warriors with remarkable heroism.