Shloka 13
Arjuna’s Concentrated Archery and the Rout of the Kaurava Mahārathas
Gāṇḍīva-Nirghoṣa Episode
अर्जुन प्रति संरब्धो युद्धार्थी स महारथ: । महोदधिजमादाय दशध्मौ वेगेन वीर्यवान्
arjunaṃ prati saṃrabdho yuddhārthī sa mahārathaḥ | mahodadhijam ādāya daśadhmau vegena vīryavān ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Murka kepada Arjuna dan haus pertempuran, sang mahāratha mengangkat sangkakala yang lahir dari samudra raya, lalu meniupnya dengan tenaga dan daya yang menggelegar.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A martial signal (the conch) is not merely sound but a public declaration of intent; it can awaken pride, anger, and the kṣatriya obligation to respond. The verse highlights how inner emotions quickly translate into outward action in a dharma-bound battlefield context.
After Arjuna’s conch is sounded, an opposing great warrior becomes angry toward him, takes up his own ocean-born conch, and blows it powerfully—announcing readiness to fight and intensifying the confrontation.