Shloka 25
अध्याय ५८ — वानरध्वजस्य महेन्द्रास्त्रप्रयोगः
Chapter 58: Arjuna’s Deployment of the Indra-Weapon
व्यस्मयन्त ततो योधा ये तत्रासन् समागता: । शरान् विसृजतोस्तूर्ण साधु साध्वित्यपूजयन्
vyasmayanta tato yodhā ye tatrāsan samāgatāḥ | śarān visṛjatostūrṇaṃ sādhu sādhv ity apūjayan |
তেতিয়া তাত সমবেত যোদ্ধাসকল বিস্ময়াভিভূত হ’ল। দুয়ো বীৰক তৎপৰতাৰে বাণ নিক্ষেপ কৰা দেখি তেওঁলোকে ‘সাধু! সাধু!’ বুলি কৈ প্ৰশংসা কৰিলে।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a kṣatriya ethos: even in conflict, excellence, courage, and skill are publicly acknowledged. Ethical admiration is directed toward disciplined prowess rather than mere hatred of an opponent.
A crowd of assembled warriors watches two combatants exchange rapid volleys of arrows. The spectators are amazed and repeatedly acclaim both fighters with cries of “sādhu, sādhu,” thereby honouring their performance.