Shloka 276

Devanagari script

सर्वस्त्रविदमेयात्मा वारयामास फाल्गुनि: । उस राक्षसने और भी बहुत-सी जिन-जिन मायाओंका प्रयोग किया, उन सबको सम्पूर्ण अस्त्रोंके ज्ञाता अनन्त आत्मबलसे सम्पन्न अभिमन्युने नष्ट कर दिया

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | sarvāstravid ameyātmā vārayāmāsa phālguniḥ |

Translation

Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Si Abhimanyu—dalubhasa sa lahat ng sandata at may di-masukat na diwa—ay humarang at nagtaboy sa mga mapanlinlang na pagsalakay na iyon. Anumang iba pang ilusyon at pakana na ginamit ng rākṣasa, winasak ni Abhimanyu, na may di-nauubos na lakas-loob at ganap na kaalaman sa mga sandata, ang lahat ng iyon.

Word by Word

सर्वास्त्रविद्knower of all weapons

अमेयात्माone whose self/strength is immeasurable

वारयामासchecked, restrained, warded off

फाल्गुनिःPhalguni (Arjuna)

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Abhimanyu

Rākṣasa (demonic adversary)

Astra (weapons/missiles)

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?

True strength in a dharmic conflict is not mere aggression but disciplined mastery and clarity: knowledge of right means (astra-vidyā) and steadfast inner power can neutralize deception (māyā) without losing composure.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya reports that Abhimanyu, described as a master of all weapons and of immeasurable spirit, repels the enemy’s illusory tricks; as the rākṣasa employs more māyās, Abhimanyu counters and destroys them through superior martial knowledge and inner strength.