Bhagavad Gita · Arjuna Vishada YogaAdhyaay 1, Shloka 18 (1.18)
Mool Sanskrit · सञ्जयः
द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते
सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान् दध्मुः पृथक् पृथक्
॥ 1.18 ॥
drupado draupadeyāśca sarvaśaḥ pṛthivīpate
saubhadraśca mahābāhuḥ śaṅkhān dadhmuḥ pṛthak pṛthak
Anuvaad
"…Drupada aur Draupadi ke putra, aur mahaabaahu Subhadra-putra (Abhimanyu) — he prithvipati (Dhritarashtra)! — in sabne sab or se apne-apne shankh alag-alag bajaaye."
Bhaavaarth
"Pṛthivīpate" — he prithvipati! Sanjaya beech mein Dhritarashtra ko sambodhit karte hain — "he prithvi ke swami". Madhusudana Sarasvati iska bhaav batate hain: "he Dhritarashtra, sthir hokar suniye." Maano Sanjaya jaante hain ki agla varnan raja ke liye kathin hoga (1.19 — "Dhritarashtra ke putron ke hriday cheer diye").
Is sambodhan mein ek halka vyangya bhi padha ja sakta hai: jise "prithvi ka swami" kaha ja raha hai, uske putron ka rajya hi daav par hai. Yeh humari vyakhya hai.
"Pṛthak pṛthak" — alag-alag. Kaurav paksh mein vaadya "sahasaiva" — ekdam saath baje the (1.13). Pandav paksh mein har yoddha ne apna-apna shankh alag-alag bajaaya. Ek pathan yeh ho sakta hai ki Sanjaya Pandav paksh ke har yoddha ki vyaktigat pehchaan aur sankalp ko rekhaankit kar rahe hain. Yeh tulna paath se nikli hai, lekin uska arth humari vyakhya hai.
Teen peedhiyaan. Is shloka mein Drupada (Draupadi ke pita), Draupadi ke putra, aur Abhimanyu (Arjuna ke putra) ek saath hain. 1.6 ki tarah yahaan bhi agli peedhi yuddh mein khadi dikhti hai.
Abhimanyu — "mahābāhu". Mahabahu (lambi/balshaali bhujaon wala) Sanskrit mein ek paramparik veer-visheshan hai; Gita mein Arjuna ko bhi baar-baar "mahabaho" kaha jaata hai.