Shloka 11
मुद्गलोपाख्यानम् — व्रीहिद्रोणदानं, दुर्वाससः परीक्षा, स्वर्गगुणप्रश्नः
Mudgala Episode: Rice-measure Charity, Durvāsas’ Test, Inquiry on Heaven
स तानुत्पतितान् दृष्टवा कुन्तीपुत्रो धनंजय: । महता शरजालेन समन्तात् पर्यवारयत्,कुन्तीनन्दन अर्जुनने उन्हें आकाशमें उड़ते देख चारों ओर बाणोंका विस्तृत जाल-सा फैलाकर गन्धर्वोको घेरेमें डाल दिया
sa tān utpatitān dṛṣṭvā kuntīputro dhanañjayaḥ | mahatā śarajālena samantāt paryavārayat |
Vaiśampāyana said: Seeing those Gandharvas spring up and take to the sky, Arjuna—the son of Kuntī, famed as Dhanañjaya—cast a vast net of arrows on every side and hemmed them in.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power and skill should be governed by dharma: Arjuna’s archery is shown as controlled and purposeful—used to contain and manage a threat rather than to indulge in uncontrolled violence.
As the Gandharvas rise into the air, Arjuna responds immediately by spreading a dense ‘net’ of arrows in all directions, effectively encircling them and preventing escape.