Shloka 14

भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ९६: सौभद्रस्य आक्रमणम्, अलम्बुसस्य प्रतिविधानम्

Abhimanyu’s assault; Alambusa’s counter-engagement

Devanagari script

अभिमन्युमुखाश्रैव द्रौपदेया महारथा: । क्षत्रदेवश्न विक्रान्त: क्षत्रधर्मा तथैव च

Transliteration

sañjaya uvāca | abhimanyumukhāś caiva draupadeyā mahārathāḥ | kṣatradevaś ca vikrāntaḥ kṣatradharmā tathaiva ca ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Sa pangunguna ni Abhimanyu, sumulong ang limang prinsipe na Draupadeya—mga makapangyarihang mandirigmang karwahe. Sumama rin ang matapang na Kṣatradeva at gayundin si Kṣatradharmā. Ipinapakita ng talatang ito ang labanan bilang sama-samang pagdaluyong ng mga kṣatriya na ginagabayan ng tungkulin: ang tapang at katapatan sa sariling panig ay nahahayag sa maayos na pagsulong at sa pag-iingat sa kanilang hanay.

Word by Word

• अभिमन्यु: Abhimanyu
• अभिमन्यु: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिमन्यु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुखाः: leaders/front-runners
• मुखाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुख
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• द्रौपदेयाः: sons of Draupadi
• द्रौपदेयाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रौपदेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• महारथाः: great chariot-warriors
• महारथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महारथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• क्षत्रदेवः: Kshatradeva (a warrior named so)
• क्षत्रदेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रदेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• विक्रान्तः: valiant/striding forth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विक्रान्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• क्षत्रधर्मा: Kshatradharma (a warrior named so)
• क्षत्रधर्मा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: thus/likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• एव: indeed
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

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

• राजन्: O king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanjaya
• Abhimanyu
• Draupadeyas (sons of Draupadi)
• Kṣatradeva
• Kṣatradharmā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse foregrounds kṣatriya-dharma as expressed through disciplined courage and solidarity: elite warriors move together under a recognized leader, embodying duty and resolve amid the moral gravity of war.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya lists key Pandava-aligned fighters—Abhimanyu leading, followed by the Draupadeya princes and other named warriors—indicating their forward movement and readiness as the battle formation intensifies.