Shloka 12
अर्जुन–उलूपीसंवादः
Arjuna and Ulūpī: Explanation of Śānti and the Maṇipūra Resolution
स मोघं तस्य बाणौघं कृत्वा वानरकेतन: । शरान् मुमोच ज्वलितान् दीप्तास्यानिव पन्नगान्
sa moghaṁ tasya bāṇaughaṁ kṛtvā vānaraketanaḥ | śarān mumoca jvalitān dīptāsyān iva pannagān ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: بعدما جعل وابلَ سهامِ خصمه عديمَ الجدوى، أطلق أرجونا—وصارته تحمل شعار هانومان—سهامًا متّقدة، كأنها حيّاتٌ أفواهُها تقذف النار.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power in righteous combat is portrayed as disciplined and strategic: first make the enemy’s attack ineffective, then respond with decisive force—an image aligned with kṣatriya-dharma and self-mastery rather than uncontrolled rage.
Arjuna, identified by the Hanumān-emblem banner (Vānaraketana), nullifies the opponent’s volley of arrows and then shoots blazing arrows that are compared to fire-mouthed serpents.