Shloka 30
अर्जुन–उलूपीसंवादः
Arjuna and Ulūpī: Explanation of Śānti and the Maṇipūra Resolution
तत्र तत्र च भूरीणि म्लेच्छसैन्यान्यनेकश: । विजिग्ये धनुषा राजन् गाण्डीवेन धनंजय:,राजन! उन देशोंमें अर्जुनने केवल गाण्डीव धनुषकी सहायतासे म्लेच्छोंकी अनेक सेनाओंको परास्त किया
tatra tatra ca bhūrīṇi mlecchasainyāny anekaśaḥ | vijigye dhanuṣā rājan gāṇḍīvena dhanañjayaḥ ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana dit : «Ici et là, en maintes contrées, ô roi, Dhanañjaya (Arjuna) vainquit, à maintes reprises, de nombreuses armées de mlecchas par la puissance de son arc, le Gāṇḍīva.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma expressed as disciplined, purposeful action: Arjuna’s victories come through trained skill and steadfast resolve in carrying out the king’s wider political-religious undertaking (the Aśvamedha campaign), not through uncontrolled violence.
Vaiśaṃpāyana reports that during the campaign connected with the Aśvamedha, Arjuna travels through many regions and repeatedly defeats numerous armies of mleccha peoples using his famed bow, the Gāṇḍīva.