Mahabharata 7.43.7 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 43, Shloka 7
अभिमन्योर् दारुणः संमर्दः
Abhimanyu’s fierce melee amid chariot formations
उसने अपना विशाल धनुष फैलाकर बहुत-से बाणसमूहोंकी वर्षा करते हुए व्यूहके उस भागको योद्धाओंद्वारा भर दिया, जिसे अभिमन्युने तोड़ डाला था ।।
sa s01tyaki tribhis t6bair a 63 abhir v9kodaram | dh9 639adyumna tath01 63a99ty01 vir01 a da5babhi9 5barai9 ||
پھر اس نے ساتْیَکی کو تین تیروں سے، وِرکودر (بھیم) کو آٹھ سے، دھِرِشتَدْیُمن کو ساٹھ سے اور وِراٹ کو دس تیروں سے چھید دیا۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined martial focus: a warrior applies measured force against key opponents to stabilize a collapsing front. Ethically, it reflects k 63atriya-dharma as portrayed in the epicduty-bound combat conducted with tactical clarity rather than random cruelty.
After Abhimanyu has earlier ruptured a section of the enemy formation, the battle concentrates around that breach. Sanjaya reports a counteraction: the warrior targets leading P199ava championsS1tyaki, Bh2bma, Dh9 639adyumna, and Vir01 awith specified numbers of arrows, indicating an attempt to regain control of that critical sector.
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