Shloka 47

Adhyāya 65: Dawn Assembly, Makara–Śyena Vyūhas, and Commander Engagements

Devanagari script

तमापततन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य मागधस्य महागजम्‌ । जघानैकेषुणा वीर: सौभद्र: परवीरहा,मगधनरेशके उस विशाल गजको आते देख शत्रुवीरोंका नाश करनेवाले वीर सुभद्राकुमारने उसे एक ही बाणसे मार डाला

Transliteration

tam āpatatantaṃ samprekṣya māgadhasya mahāgajam | jaghānaikeṣuṇā vīraḥ saubhadraḥ paravīrahā ||

Translation

சஞ்சயன் கூறினான்—மகத அரசனின் அந்தப் பெருயானை தன்னை நோக்கி பாய்ந்து வருவதைக் கண்ட பரவீரஹந்தனான வீரன் சௌபத்ரன் (அபிமன்யு), ஒரே அம்பால் அதை வீழ்த்தினான்.

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that (elephant)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आपतन्तम्: rushing/charging (towards)
• आपतन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आपत् (धातु: पत्) / आपतन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य: having seen/observed
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्रेक्ष् (धातु: ईक्ष्)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for absolutive)

• मागधस्य: of the Magadhan (king)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: मागध
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महागजम्: the great elephant
• महागजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महागज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जघान: slew/struck down
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एकेषुणा: with a single arrow
• एकेषुणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकेषु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वीरः: the hero
• वीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• परवीरहा: slayer of enemy-heroes
• परवीरहा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परवीरहन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Saubhadra (Abhimanyu)
• Magadha
• Magadhan king (Māgadha)
• mahāgaja (war-elephant)
• single arrow (eka iṣu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In a dharma-framed battlefield, a warrior must act with vigilance and proportional force to remove immediate danger. The verse underscores disciplined attention (samprekṣya) and decisive skill (eka-iṣuṇā) in fulfilling kṣatriya duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

A massive war-elephant belonging to the Magadhan side charges forward. Abhimanyu (Saubhadra), seeing it rush at him, kills it with a single arrow, demonstrating exceptional prowess amid the Kurukṣetra combat.