Shloka 47

Adhyāya 65: Dawn Assembly, Makara–Śyena Vyūhas, and Commander Engagements

Devanagari script

तमापततन्तं सम्प्रेक्ष्य मागधस्य महागजम्‌ । जघानैकेषुणा वीर: सौभद्र: परवीरहा,मगधनरेशके उस विशाल गजको आते देख शत्रुवीरोंका नाश करनेवाले वीर सुभद्राकुमारने उसे एक ही बाणसे मार डाला

Transliteration

tam āpatatantaṃ samprekṣya māgadhasya mahāgajam | jaghānaikeṣuṇā vīraḥ saubhadraḥ paravīrahā ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Thấy chiến tượng hùng mạnh của vua Magadha lao thẳng đến, người con của Subhadrā—kẻ diệt các dũng tướng địch—đã hạ nó bằng một mũi tên duy nhất.

Word by Word

• तम्: him/that (elephant)
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आपतन्तम्: rushing/charging (towards)
• आपतन्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आपत् (धातु: पत्) / आपतन्त् (वर्तमान कृदन्त)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सम्प्रेक्ष्य: having seen/observed
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्रेक्ष् (धातु: ईक्ष्)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय, ल्यप्), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for absolutive)

• मागधस्य: of the Magadhan (king)
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: मागध
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• महागजम्: the great elephant
• महागजम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महागज
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• जघान: slew/struck down
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन्
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• एकेषुणा: with a single arrow
• एकेषुणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकेषु
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• वीरः: the hero
• वीरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सौभद्रः: the son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu)
• सौभद्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun (Patronymic)
• Root: सौभद्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• परवीरहा: slayer of enemy-heroes
• परवीरहा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परवीरहन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Saubhadra (Abhimanyu)
• Magadha
• Magadhan king (Māgadha)
• mahāgaja (war-elephant)
• single arrow (eka iṣu)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

In a dharma-framed battlefield, a warrior must act with vigilance and proportional force to remove immediate danger. The verse underscores disciplined attention (samprekṣya) and decisive skill (eka-iṣuṇā) in fulfilling kṣatriya duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

A massive war-elephant belonging to the Magadhan side charges forward. Abhimanyu (Saubhadra), seeing it rush at him, kills it with a single arrow, demonstrating exceptional prowess amid the Kurukṣetra combat.