Shloka 34
Adhyāya 104 — Śikhaṇḍin-puraskāraḥ (Śikhaṇḍin as Vanguard) and Bhīṣma’s Counter-Advance
उभयो: सदृशं कर्म स पितुर्मातुलस्य च । रणे बहुविध॑ चक्रे सर्वशस्त्रभूतां वर:
ubhayor sadṛśaṁ karma sa pitur mātulasya ca | raṇe bahuvidhaṁ cakre sarvaśastrabhūtāṁ varaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：阿毗曼纽——诸持兵者之最上——在战阵之中施展了种种英勇之业，其功业可与其父与其母舅相并。此偈强调阿毗曼纽所承继的卓绝与他坚固的决心：在合乎达摩的战斗里，必欲追及长辈所立之准则。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ideal of kṣatriya-duty: in a righteous battle, one should act with courage and skill, upholding the standards of dharma and the noble example of one’s elders. Abhimanyu’s conduct is presented as worthy of his lineage—measured against both father and maternal uncle.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Abhimanyu, the foremost among weapon-bearers, is performing many kinds of heroic feats in the battle, matching the prowess associated with his father and his maternal uncle.