Shloka 16
भीष्मवधोपाय-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into the means to overcome Bhīṣma) | Chapter 103
मोहयित्वा कृपं द्रोणं द्रौणिं च सबूहदूबलम् | सैन्धवं च महेष्वासो व्यचरल्लघु सुष्ठ च,महाधनुर्धर अभिमन्यु कृपाचार्य, द्रोणाचार्य, अश्वत्थामा, बृहदबल और सिन्धुराज जयद्रथ--सबको मोहित करके सुन्दर और शीघ्र गतिसे सब ओर विचरता रहा
mohayitvā kṛpaṃ droṇaṃ drauṇiṃ ca sabṛhadbalam | saindhavaṃ ca maheṣvāso vyacaral laghu suṣṭhu ca ||
三阇耶说道：“他使克利帕、德罗那、德罗那之子阿湿婆他摩、布里哈德巴罗，以及信度国王阇耶陀罗尽皆迷乱之后，那位大弓手便在四面八方游走——迅疾而又姿态卓绝。”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how exceptional skill and presence of mind can momentarily overturn even formidable opposition; ethically, it also points to the tension in war where brilliance and duty operate within a destructive arena, testing the boundaries of righteous conduct (dharma) and strategic necessity.
Sañjaya describes Abhimanyu’s battlefield movement: he confounds senior Kaurava-side warriors—Kṛpa, Droṇa, Aśvatthāmā, Bṛhadbala, and Jayadratha—and then ranges swiftly in multiple directions, indicating dominance and agility in the ongoing combat.