Shloka 3
Jayadrathasya śoka-bhaya-vilāpaḥ — Droṇena āśvāsanaṃ ca
Jayadratha’s lament and Droṇa’s reassurance
अधर्मयुक्तैर्बहुभि: परिवार्य महारथै: । युध्यमानो महेष्वासै: सौभद्रो निहतो रणे,“मुने! बहुत-से अधर्मपरायण महाधनुर्धर महारथियोंने चारों ओरसे घेरकर रफक्षेत्रमें युद्ध करते हुए सुभद्राकुमार अभिमन्युको असहायावस्थामें मार डाला है
adharmayuktair bahubhiḥ parivārya mahārathaiḥ | yudhyamāno maheṣvāsaiḥ saubhadro nihato raṇe |
अधर्मयुक्तैर्बहुभिः परिवार्य महारथैः । युध्यमानो महेष्वासैः सौभद्रो निहतो रणे ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral contrast between dharma and adharma in warfare: even in battle, righteous conduct matters. Abhimanyu’s death is framed not merely as a military outcome but as an ethical failure—many powerful warriors resort to unrighteous collective tactics against a single fighter.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Abhimanyu (Saubhadra), though fighting bravely amid formidable archers, was encircled by many mahārathas and killed on the battlefield—an event remembered as a pivotal and grievous turning point in the war.