Mahabharata 7.44.2 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 44, Shloka 2

अभिमन्योर् विक्रमः — Abhimanyu’s Disruptive Advance and the Gāndharva-astra Counter

Devanagari script

प्रविश्याथार्जुनि: सेनां सत्यसंधो दुरासद: । व्यक्षो भयत तेजस्वी मकर: सागरं यथा

Transliteration

praviśyāthārjuniḥ senāṃ satyasaṃdho durāsadaḥ | vyakṣobhayat tejasvī makaraḥ sāgaraṃ yathā ||

Translation

Wika ni Sañjaya: Pagkaraan, si Arjuni—si Abhimanyu—na tapat sa panata, mahirap labanan at maningning sa tapang, ay sumalakay sa loob ng iyong hukbo at naghasik ng kaguluhan, gaya ng dambuhalang makara na nagpapaligalig sa dagat.

Word by Word

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (ल्यप्) अव्यय-भाव, कर्तरि

• अथ: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ

• अर्जुनिः: Arjuni (Abhimanyu)
• अर्जुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्जुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सेनाम्: army
• सेनाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• सत्यसन्धः: true to his vow
• सत्यसन्धः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्यसन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दुरासदः: hard to assail
• दुरासदः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुरासद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• व्यक्षोभयत्: shook up, agitated
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-क्षुभ् (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• भयात्: from fear
• भयात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• तेजस्वी: radiant, mighty
• तेजस्वी: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मकरः: crocodile/sea-monster
• मकरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सागरम्: ocean
• सागरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यथा: as, just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Abhimanyu (Arjuni)
• Arjuna (implied by patronymic)
• Kaurava army (your army)
• Makara
• Ocean (Sāgara)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights satyasaṃdha—steadfast truthfulness to one’s vow—as a moral power that manifests as fearless, disciplined action even amid the violence and confusion of battle.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya describes Abhimanyu, Arjuna’s son, entering the enemy formation and causing widespread panic and disorder, compared to a great sea-creature stirring the ocean.