Shloka 216
Adhyāya 107 — बहुयुद्धप्रकरणम्
Multiple Defensive Engagements to Protect Bhīṣma
ननाद बलवतन्नादं सौभद्र: परवीरहा । तब शत्रुवीरोंका संहार करनेवाले सुभद्राकुमार अभिमन्युने चित्रसेनके चारों घोड़ोंको मारकर नौ बाणोंसे उसके सारथिको भी नष्ट कर दिया। तत्पश्चात् बड़े जोरसे सिंहनाद किया
sañjaya uvāca | nanāda balavat tan-nādaṃ saubhadraḥ paravīrahā |
Sañjaya nói: Abhimanyu, con trai của Subhadrā—kẻ sát phạt các dũng tướng địch—cất lên một tiếng gầm vang dội. Chàng hạ sát cả bốn con ngựa của Citrasena, rồi dùng chín mũi tên diệt luôn người đánh xe; sau đó chàng lại thét lên tiếng rống như sư tử.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the Kṣatriya ideal of fearless engagement and decisive action in battle, while implicitly reminding the listener of war’s harsh ethical reality: victory is pursued through the destruction of men and means (horses, charioteer, chariot-force). It frames valor as duty-driven prowess, yet leaves the moral weight of violence visible.
Sanjaya describes Abhimanyu’s surge in combat: he kills Citraseṇa’s four horses, then with nine arrows kills the charioteer, and finally roars loudly like a lion—an assertion of dominance and a signal of continuing assault.