Shloka 4

Devanagari script

नैवाभिमन्युर्न यमौ त॑ देशमभियान्ति वै । यत्र कृष्णौ च कृष्णा च सत्यभामा च भामिनी,जहाँ श्रीकृष्ण, अर्जुन, द्रौपदी और मानिनी सत्यभामा विराज रही थीं, उस स्थानमें कुमार अभिमन्यु तथा नकुल-सहदेव भी नहीं जा सकते थे

Transliteration

naivābhimanyur na yamau taṁ deśam abhiyānti vai | yatra kṛṣṇau ca kṛṣṇā ca satyabhāmā ca bhāminī ||

Translation

సంజయుడు అన్నాడు—శ్రీకృష్ణుడు, పార్థుడు (అర్జునుడు), కృష్ణా (ద్రౌపది) మరియు మానిని సత్యభామ ఉన్న ఆ స్థలానికి అభిమన్యుడు గానీ, యమజులు నకుల-సహదేవులు గానీ వెళ్లలేరు.

Word by Word

nanot

evaindeed/just

abhimanyuḥAbhimanyu

nanor/not

yamauthe twins (Nakula and Sahadeva)

tamthat

deśamplace/region

abhiyāntigo/approach

vaiindeed/verily

yatrawhere

kṛṣṇauthe two Kṛṣṇas (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna)

caand

kṛṣṇāKṛṣṇā (Draupadī)

caand

satyabhāmāSatyabhāmā

caand

bhāminīthe proud/spirited lady (epithet; here of Satyabhāmā)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Abhimanyu

Nakula

Sahadeva

Kṛṣṇa

Arjuna

Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā)

Satyabhāmā

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights discipline and propriety: even eminent warriors and princes do not enter a sensitive space uninvited. In dharmic governance, access to counsel is regulated to protect deliberation, dignity, and the gravity of decisions.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that Abhimanyu and the twins (Nakula–Sahadeva) were not able/allowed to approach the place where Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna were together, along with Draupadī and Satyabhāmā—indicating an exclusive gathering or guarded meeting in the lead-up to major events.