Mahabharata 7.37.20 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 37, Shloka 20
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 37: Sañjaya’s Account of Abhimanyu’s Precision Disruption of a Chariot Contingent
ततो$भिमन्यु: संक्रुद्धस्त्रास्यमानस्तवात्मजै: । विदर्शयन् वै सुमहच्छिक्षौरसकृतं बलम्
tato 'bhimanyuḥ saṅkruddhas trāsyamānas tavātmajaiḥ | vidarśayan vai sumahac chikṣyaurasakṛtaṃ balam ||
ततोऽभिमन्युः संक्रुद्धस्त्रास्यमानस्तवात्मजैः । विदर्शयन् वै सुमहच्छिक्षौरसकृतं बलम् ॥
संजय उवाच
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Martial excellence is portrayed as arising from both śikṣā (disciplined training) and aurasa (noble birth/lineage), and it is tested ethically in adversity—when one is pressured by many opponents yet must uphold kṣatriya-dharma through courage and steadiness.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Abhimanyu, surrounded and hard-pressed by the Kauravas (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons), becomes furious and demonstrates extraordinary fighting power, making his prowess evident on the battlefield.
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