Shloka 12
अर्जुन–उलूपीसंवादः
Arjuna and Ulūpī: Explanation of Śānti and the Maṇipūra Resolution
स मोघं तस्य बाणौघं कृत्वा वानरकेतन: । शरान् मुमोच ज्वलितान् दीप्तास्यानिव पन्नगान्
sa moghaṁ tasya bāṇaughaṁ kṛtvā vānaraketanaḥ | śarān mumoca jvalitān dīptāsyān iva pannagān ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Ayant rendu vaine la grêle de flèches de son adversaire, Arjuna—dont l’étendard portait l’emblème de Hanumān—lança des traits flamboyants, tels des serpents à la gueule en feu.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power in righteous combat is portrayed as disciplined and strategic: first make the enemy’s attack ineffective, then respond with decisive force—an image aligned with kṣatriya-dharma and self-mastery rather than uncontrolled rage.
Arjuna, identified by the Hanumān-emblem banner (Vānaraketana), nullifies the opponent’s volley of arrows and then shoots blazing arrows that are compared to fire-mouthed serpents.