Shloka 25

Devanagari script

स गत्वा त्वरितं वीरं॑ जहि सौभद्रमाहवे

Transliteration

sa gatvā tvaritaṃ vīraṃ jahi saubhadram āhave

Translation

اے بہادر! فوراً وہاں جا کر میدانِ جنگ میں سَوبھدر (ابھمنیو) کو قتل کر دے۔

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गत्वा: having gone
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral)

• त्वरितम्: quickly / in haste
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• वीरम्: the hero/warrior
• वीरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जहि: slay! kill!
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सौभद्रम्: the son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu)
• सौभद्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभद्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आहवे: in battle
• आहवे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आहव
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Saubhadra (Abhimanyu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights the moral strain inherent in war: commands framed as ‘duty’ can become ethically troubling when they reduce a noble opponent to a mere target. It invites reflection on how dharma in battle can be invoked to justify harsh expediency.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports a battlefield instruction urging a warrior to move quickly and kill Saubhadra (Abhimanyu) in combat, emphasizing urgency and lethal intent within the Kurukṣetra war’s unfolding tactics.