Shloka 19
Svargārohaṇa-parva, Adhyāya 4 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Vision of the Celestial Assembly
Recognition and Explanation
सोमेन सहितं पश्य सौभद्रमपराजितम् । अभिमन्युं महेष्वासं निशाकरसमद्युतिम्
somena sahitaṃ paśya saubhadram aparājitam | abhimanyuṃ maheṣvāsaṃ niśākarasamaddyutim ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana nói: “Hãy nhìn Abhimanyu, con của Subhadrā—bất khả chiến bại, một đại cung thủ—đang ngồi trong hội chúng cùng Soma (Mặt Trăng), rực sáng với hào quang ngang bằng chính vầng nguyệt.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse honors Abhimanyu’s undiminished merit and heroic stature: even after death, righteous valor and steadfast duty are portrayed as leading to exalted recognition, symbolized by his moon-like radiance and proximity to Soma.
Vaiśaṃpāyana directs attention to Abhimanyu in the celestial realm, describing him as undefeated and a great archer, seated with Soma and shining with brilliance comparable to the Moon.