Shloka 65
अध्याय ५८ — वानरध्वजस्य महेन्द्रास्त्रप्रयोगः
Chapter 58: Arjuna’s Deployment of the Indra-Weapon
तस्य बाणमयं वर्ष शलभानामिवायतिम् | दृष्टवा ते विस्मिता: सर्वे साधु साध्वित्य पूजयन्
tasya bāṇamayaṁ varṣaṁ śalabhānām ivāyatim | dṛṣṭvā te vismitāḥ sarve sādhu sādhv ity apūjayan |
Al ver su lluvia de flechas —densa y extendida como un enjambre de langostas— todos los guerreros quedaron atónitos y, clamando «¡Bien hecho! ¡Bien hecho!», lo alabaron con admiración.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Excellence in action (śaurya and kauśala) naturally earns recognition; even amid conflict, fair-minded warriors can honor remarkable skill, reflecting a kṣatriya ideal of respecting prowess and valor.
A warrior unleashes an extraordinary, far-spreading rain of arrows, compared to a locust swarm; the assembled soldiers, amazed by the display, acclaim him aloud with “sādhu, sādhu.”