Mahabharata (Gita Press) 7.49.93 - Drona Parva, Adhyaya 49, Shloka 93

Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 49: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Lament and Strategic Foreboding after Abhimanyu’s Fall

Devanagari script

अभिदुद्राव सौभद्रं तिष्ठ तिछेति चाब्रवीत्‌ | आर्य! इससे दुःशासनपुत्र कुपित हो गदा हाथमें लेकर अभिमन्युकी ओर दौड़ा और इस प्रकार बोला--“अरे! खड़ा रह, खड़ा रह”

Transliteration

abhidudrāva saubhadraṁ tiṣṭha tiṣṭheti cābravīt |

Translation

ข้าแต่พระราชา! บุตรแห่งทุษศาสนะโกรธเกรี้ยว ถือกระบองพุ่งเข้าหาอภิมันยุ บุตรของสุภัทรา แล้วตะโกนท้าทายว่า “หยุด! หยุด!”

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Word by Word

• अभिदुद्राव: ran towards / rushed at
• अभिदुद्राव: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + द्रु (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), 3, singular, परस्मैपद

• सौभद्रम्: Abhimanyu (son of Subhadrā)
• सौभद्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• तिष्ठ: stand! / stop!
• तिष्ठ: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), 2, singular, परस्मैपद

• तिष्ठ: stand! / stop! (repeated for emphasis)
• तिष्ठ: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), 2, singular, परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अब्रवीत्: said / spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), 3, singular, परस्मैपद

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Abhimanyu (Saubhadra)
• Subhadrā
• Duḥśāsana’s son
• gadā (mace)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights how anger in war drives impulsive aggression and verbal provocation; it implicitly contrasts uncontrolled wrath with the ideal of disciplined kṣatriya conduct, where courage should be guided by restraint and dharma rather than rage.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the battle, Duḥśāsana’s son, furious, charges toward Abhimanyu with a mace and challenges him by shouting “Stand! Stand!”, signaling an attempt to stop and engage him directly in combat.