Shloka 18
पाण्डवपरिचयः—विराटसभायां प्रकाशनम्
Identification of the Pāṇḍavas in Virāṭa’s Court
दुर्भद्य धनुषवाले अर्जुन भीष्मको युद्धभूमिमें छोड़कर और उनके सारथिको बाणोंसे बींधकर रथोंके घेरेसे बाहर जा खड़े हुए। उस समय वे बादलोंको छिल्न-भिन्न करके प्रकाशित होनेवाले सूर्यदेवकी भाँति शोभा पा रहे थे
Durabhya-dhanuṣavāle Arjunaḥ Bhīṣmakaṃ yuddhabhūmau tyaktvā, tasya sārathiṃ ca bāṇaiḥ viddhvā, rathānāṃ gherāt bahiḥ gatvā tiṣṭhati sma. Tadā sa meghān chinna-bhinna-kṛtvā prakāśamānaḥ sūryadeva iva śobhāṃ prāpa.
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Arjuna, difícil de acometer y poderoso con el arco, dejó a Bhīṣma en el campo de batalla; y tras atravesar con flechas a su auriga, salió más allá del anillo de carros que lo cercaba y se mantuvo aparte. En ese instante resplandecía como el sol que rompe y alumbra las nubes: imagen que subraya la pericia decisiva del guerrero y la gravedad moral del combate, donde la destreza y la resolución trazan el curso del deber.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights decisive action and mastery in a dharma-governed battle: a warrior must act with clarity and resolve, overcoming obstacles like the sun breaking through clouds, while recognizing the grave ethical weight of violence even when performed as duty.
Arjuna disengages from Bhīṣmaka on the battlefield, strikes Bhīṣmaka’s charioteer with arrows, and moves beyond the surrounding chariot formation to stand outside it; his radiance is compared to the sun emerging through torn clouds.