Shloka 24
Duryodhana’s Anxiety, Bhīṣma’s Reassurance, and Renewed Mobilization (दुर्योधनचिन्ता–भीष्मप्रत्याश्वासन–सेनानिर्गमनम्)
चित्रसेनं नरव्याप्र॑ं सौभद्र: परवीरहा । अविध्यद् दशभिर्बाणै: पुरुमित्रं च सप्तभि:,शत्रुवीरोंका नाश करनेवाले सुभद्राकुमार अभिमन्युने नरश्रेष्ठ चित्रसेनको दस और पुरुमित्रको सात बाणोंसे बींध डाला
sañjaya uvāca | citrasenaṃ naravyāghraṃ saubhadraḥ paravīrahā | avidhyad daśabhir bāṇaiḥ purumitraṃ ca saptabhiḥ ||
سنجے نے کہا—سُبھدرا کے پُتر، دشمن کے سورماؤں کے قاتل، ابھیمنیو نے مردوں کے شیر چترسین کو دس تیروں سے اور پورومِتر کو سات تیروں سے چھید دیا۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In the battlefield setting, the verse underscores kṣatriya-dharma: courage, precision, and the defeat of armed adversaries. Ethical emphasis lies in disciplined martial conduct—measured action directed at enemy combatants rather than indiscriminate violence.
Sañjaya narrates Abhimanyu’s combat feat: he shoots and pierces the warrior Citrasena with ten arrows and Purumitra with seven, marking Abhimanyu’s effectiveness against notable opponents in the ongoing Kurukṣetra war.