Shloka 24

भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६२: वासुदेवमहात्म्यप्रशंसा (देव–ब्रह्मसंवादः)

Devanagari script

तावास्थितावेकरथं सौभद्रशिनिपुड्भवौ | सौबलीं समरे सेनां शातयेतां समनन्‍्ततः

Transliteration

tāv āsthitāv ekarathaṃ saubhadraśinipuṅgavau | saubalīṃ samare senāṃ śātayetāṃ samantataḥ ||

Translation

Санджая сказал: Когда тысячи колесничих воинов рассеивались и метались в разные стороны, Абхиманью — сын Субхадры — и Сатьяки — лучший из рода Шини — стояли вместе на одной колеснице и в самой гуще битвы поражали войско Саубалы со всех сторон.

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• अस्थितौ: standing / stationed
• अस्थितौ: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• एक: one
• एक: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रथम्: chariot
• रथम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सौभद्र: Abhimanyu (son of Subhadrā)
• सौभद्र: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभद्र (अभिमन्यु)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शिनिपुड्भवौ: the two (born as) sons of Śini (i.e., Sātyaki and Abhimanyu as a pair in the narrative)
• शिनिपुड्भवौ: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिनिपुत्र-भव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• सौबलीम्: of Saubala (son of Subala) / belonging to Saubala
• सौबलीम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौबली (सुबलसम्बन्धिनी)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• समरे: in battle
• समरे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: समर
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सेनाम्: army
• सेनाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• शातयेताम्: they two destroyed / slaughtered
• शातयेताम्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: शातय् (धातु, causative of शत्/शद् 'to destroy, cut down')
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Dual, Parasmaipada

• समन्ततः: on all sides
• समन्ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्ततः

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Abhimanyu (Saubhadra)
• Sātyaki (Śini-puṅgava)
• Saubala (Śakuni) army
• chariot (ratha)
• battlefield (samara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid the chaos and moral strain of war, steadfast courage joined with loyal cooperation can protect one’s side and restore order; the verse highlights disciplined heroism and solidarity as stabilizing forces.

What is happening in the narrative?

As many chariot-fighters flee in confusion, Abhimanyu and Sātyaki share a single chariot and attack the Saubala (Śakuni’s) forces, cutting them down from all directions on the battlefield.