Shloka 46
तच्छरैरर्जुनो वर्ष प्रतिजघ्नेडत्यमर्षित:
taccharair arjuno varṣaṃ pratijaghne ’tyamarṣitaḥ |
Dengan amarah yang meluap, Arjuna menangkis hujan itu dengan anak panahnya hingga hancur. Melihat hujan batu itu menjadi sia-sia, Indra—Śatakratu, pelaksana seratus kurban—kembali menurunkan hujan batu yang lebih berat lagi.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when confronted by overwhelming force (including divine power), a disciplined warrior meets the challenge with steadiness and skill; anger may arise, but the narrative highlights channeling intensity into focused action rather than panic or collapse of duty.
Indra sends a rain-like barrage of stones; Arjuna, intensely provoked, counters and destroys it with a dense volley of arrows. Indra, seeing the first attempt fail, escalates by producing an even heavier stony downpour.