Shloka 13
Daitya-āśvāsana of Duryodhana; Karṇa’s assurance and the mobilization of the Kaurava host
उषितो हि महाबाहुरिन्द्रलोके धनंजय: । दिव्यान्यस्त्राण्यवाप्याथ तत:ः प्रत्यागतो वनम्,महाबाहु धनंजय इन्द्रलोकमें रह चुके हैं और वहाँसे दिव्यास्त्रोंकी शिक्षा लेकर वनमें लौटे हैं
uṣito hi mahābāhur indraloke dhanañjayaḥ | divyāny astrāṇy avāpyātha tataḥ pratyāgato vanam |
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “For indeed the mighty-armed Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) has dwelt in Indra’s world; having obtained instruction in the divine weapons there, he has now returned again to the forest.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
Extraordinary power (divine weapons) must be gained through disciplined training and legitimate transmission, and it brings heightened moral responsibility; mastery is not merely for victory but must remain aligned with dharma.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra reports that Arjuna has stayed in Indra’s heavenly realm, learned and obtained celestial weapons, and has returned to the forest where the Pāṇḍavas are living in exile—signaling a major increase in their martial preparedness.