Shloka 476
प्रजज्वाल रणे पार्थो विधूम इव पावक: । भरतश्रेष्ठ) इस प्रकार दसवें दिनके पूर्वाह्नकालमें उन महारथियोंको पराजित करके कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुन रणभूमिमें धूमरहित अग्निके समान प्रकाशित होने लगे
prajajvāla raṇe pārtho vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ |
Sañjaya berkata: “Di medan laga, Pārtha menyala laksana api tanpa asap. Setelah menundukkan para mahāratha itu pada forenoon menjelang hari kesepuluh, Arjuna putra Kuntī bersinar di medan perang—jernih dan tak terhalang, bagaikan nyala yang murni.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights kṣatriya-dharma expressed as disciplined, effective valor: Arjuna’s power is compared to smokeless fire—suggesting clarity, purity of purpose, and action that is forceful yet not clouded by confusion or hesitation.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna, after defeating prominent chariot-warriors earlier that day, is visibly dominating the battlefield, shining with martial brilliance like a flame that burns cleanly without smoke.