Shloka 6
न शशाक स निर्गन्तुं निरुद्धो<र्जुनपत्रिभि: । मोक्षयामास त॑ माता निगीर्य भुजगात्मजा,किंतु अर्जुनके बाणोंसे रँध जानेके कारण वह बाहर निकल न सका। उसकी माता सर्पिणीने उसे निगलकर उस आगसे बचाया
na śaśāka sa nirgantuṃ niruddho 'rjunapatribhiḥ | mokṣayāmāsa taṃ mātā nigīrya bhujagātmajā ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Unable to escape, for he was hemmed in by Arjuna’s arrows, he could not come out. Then his mother—the serpent-woman—saved him by swallowing him, thereby protecting her offspring from the danger. The episode highlights maternal protection and the limits imposed by a warrior’s prowess, where force is met not by counter-violence but by protective ingenuity.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid conflict and displays of martial power, dharma can appear as protection rather than retaliation: the mother safeguards her child through a non-aggressive act, emphasizing responsibility and care as ethical strengths.
Someone is unable to escape because Arjuna’s arrows have blocked him in. His mother, described as a serpent-woman, rescues him by swallowing him—shielding him from the immediate danger and enabling his survival.