Shloka 13
देवराजो5पि तं दृष्टवा संरब्ध॑ समरे<र्जुनम् । स्वमस्त्रमसृजत् तीव्रं छादयित्वाखिलं नभः
Vaiśampāyana uvāca | devarājo 'pi taṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃrabdhaṃ samare 'rjunam | svam astram asṛjat tīvraṃ chādayitvākhilaṃ nabhaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Als er Arjuna im Kampf von Zorn entbrannt sah, entließ selbst der König der Götter seine eigene furchtbare Waffe, die den ganzen Himmel verhüllte.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral danger of unchecked anger in warfare: when wrath rises, responses tend to escalate, drawing even greater powers into conflict. It implicitly values self-control and discernment (dharma) over mere might.
In the battle scene, Arjuna is seen fighting in a provoked, wrathful state. Indra, the king of the gods, responds by releasing his own powerful divine missile, so potent that it seems to cover the whole sky.