Shloka 32
Arjuna’s Concentrated Archery and the Rout of the Kaurava Mahārathas
Gāṇḍīva-Nirghoṣa Episode
तामर्जुनस्तदा5<यान्तीं शक्ति हेमविभूषिताम् । वियद्गतां महोल्काभां चिच्छेद दशभि: शरै:
tām arjunas tadāyāntīṁ śaktiṁ hemavibhūṣitām | viyadgatāṁ maholkābhāṁ ciccheda daśabhiḥ śaraiḥ ||
Da sah Arjuna den goldgeschmückten Speer auf sich zurasen—durch den Himmel fahrend wie ein großer Meteor—und zerschnitt ihn mit zehn Pfeilen.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in conflict, excellence is shown through restraint and precision: Arjuna neutralizes a deadly threat efficiently, using skill to prevent harm rather than escalating violence.
A gold-decorated spear hurtles through the air toward Arjuna like a blazing meteor; Arjuna responds by severing it mid-flight with ten arrows.