Shloka 30
अध्याय ५८ — वानरध्वजस्य महेन्द्रास्त्रप्रयोगः
Chapter 58: Arjuna’s Deployment of the Indra-Weapon
पार्थ च सुमहाबाहुर्महावेगैर्महारथ: । विव्याध निशितैर्बाणैर्मेघो वृष्टयेव पर्वतम्
pārthaṃ ca sumahābāhur mahāvegair mahārathaḥ | vivyādha niśitair bāṇair megho vṛṣṭyeva parvatam ||
বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন—মহাবাহু মহারথী পার্থ (অর্জুন)-কে অতিশয় বেগবান, তীক্ষ্ণ তীর দিয়ে এমনভাবে বিদ্ধ করলেন, যেমন মেঘ পর্বতের উপর বৃষ্টি ঢালে।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness and duty in conflict: a warrior may face an overwhelming barrage, yet the ethical ideal is to remain composed and resolute in one’s appointed role (kṣatriya-dharma), meeting force with disciplined courage rather than panic.
Vaiśampāyana describes a battle moment where a great chariot-warrior strikes Arjuna repeatedly with fast, sharp arrows. The intensity is compared to a rain-cloud pouring upon a mountain, conveying sustained, heavy assault.