Mahabharata (Gita Press) 7.46.2 - Drona Parva, Adhyaya 46, Shloka 2

अभिमन्योरावरणम्

Encirclement and counter-strikes of Abhimanyu

Devanagari script

अश्रद्धेयमिवाश्चर्य सौभद्रस्याथ विक्रमम्‌ । किं तु नात्यद्धुतं तेषां येषां धर्मो व्यपाश्रय:

Transliteration

aśraddheyam ivāścaryaṃ saubhadrasya atha vikramam | kiṃ tu nātyadbhutaṃ teṣāṃ yeṣāṃ dharmo vyapāśrayaḥ ||

Translation

วีรกรรมของสาวภัทร (อภิมันยุ) นี้น่าอัศจรรย์ราวกับไม่น่าเชื่อ; แต่สำหรับผู้ที่มีธรรมะเป็นที่พึ่งแล้ว ย่อมมิใช่เรื่องอัศจรรย์ยิ่งนัก

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Word by Word

• अश्रद्धेयम्: hard to believe, not readily credible
• अश्रद्धेयम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अश्रद्धेय
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इव: as if, like
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• आश्चर्यम्: a wonder, marvel
• आश्चर्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्चर्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सौभद्रस्य: of the son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभद्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अथ: then, moreover
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• विक्रमम्: valor, prowess
• विक्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: विक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• किम्: but, however (kintu = kim + tu)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम्

• तु: indeed, but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अति: excessively, very
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अति

• अद्भुतम्: marvelous, extraordinary
• अद्भुतम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तेषाम्: for/of those
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• येषाम्: for whom/of whom
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• धर्मः: dharma, righteousness
• धर्मः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यपाश्रयः: having as refuge/support (as an abode)
• व्यपाश्रयः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यपाश्रय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

धृतराष्ट उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhṛtarāṣṭra
• Sūta (Saṃjaya)
• Saubhadra (Abhimanyu)
• Subhadrā
• Dharma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Extraordinary courage can appear unbelievable, yet when one is grounded in Dharma—taking righteousness as one’s refuge—such greatness becomes a natural possibility rather than a mere miracle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Dhṛtarāṣṭra reacts to the report of Abhimanyu’s remarkable battlefield prowess, calling it astonishing and nearly incredible, but he concedes that for those who rely on Dharma, such feats are not wholly surprising.