Shloka 25
मुद्गलोपाख्यानम् — व्रीहिद्रोणदानं, दुर्वाससः परीक्षा, स्वर्गगुणप्रश्नः
Mudgala Episode: Rice-measure Charity, Durvāsas’ Test, Inquiry on Heaven
अन्तरहितं तमालक्ष्य प्रहरन्तमथार्जुन: । ताडयामास खरदररैर्दिव्यास्त्रप्रतिमन्त्रिते:,उन्हें अदृश्य होकर प्रहार करते देख अर्जुनने दिव्यास्त्रोंद्वारा अभिमन्त्रित किये हुए आकाशचारी बाणोंसे बींध डाला
antarhitaṁ tam ālakṣya praharantaṁ athārjunaḥ | tāḍayāmāsa kharadarair divyāstrapratimantritaiḥ ||
فلما رآه قد توارى عن الأبصار وهو لا يزال يضرب، هاجم أرجونا مضادًّا، فطعنه بسهام سريعة تجوب السماء، قد قُوّيت بمانترات الأسلحة الإلهية—فواجه العدوان الخفي بقوة مُقدَّسة منضبطة، لا بذعر ولا بقسوة.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when faced with deceptive or unseen aggression, the righteous response is disciplined and proportionate: Arjuna relies on trained skill and sanctioned divine means (mantra-empowered astras), not uncontrolled rage—illustrating dharmic restraint in combat.
An opponent becomes invisible yet continues to attack. Arjuna perceives this and counters by shooting sharp, sky-ranging arrows empowered through divine-weapon mantras, thereby striking the hidden assailant.