Shloka 32
Virāṭa-parva Adhyāya 54 — Missile-Exchange and Tactical Redirection
Arjuna, Aśvatthāman, Karṇa
ततो5भिविद्ध: समरावमर्दी प्रबोधित: सिंह इव प्रसुप्त: । गाण्डीवधन्चा ऋषभ: कुरूणा- मजिद्दवागैः कर्णमियाय जिष्णु:
tato ’bhividdhaḥ samarāvamardī prabodhitaḥ siṁha iva prasuptaḥ | gāṇḍīvadhanvā ṛṣabhaḥ kurūṇām ajiddhavāgaiḥ karṇam iyāya jiṣṇuḥ ||
Entonces Arjuna—triturador de enemigos en la batalla—herido por las flechas del hijo del auriga (Karna), se alzó como un león despertado del sueño. Portando el Gāṇḍīva, toro entre los Kurus, el invicto Jishnu avanzó para enfrentar a Karṇa, lanzando dardos que iban rectos contra el bando adverso.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores kṣatriya resolve: even when wounded, a warrior committed to duty does not collapse into fear or resentment but awakens to disciplined action, meeting challenge with steadiness and skill.
Arjuna is hit by Karṇa’s arrows; instead of faltering, he rises like a lion awakened from sleep, takes up the Gāṇḍīva, and advances to confront Karṇa with direct, forceful shafts.