Shloka 40
Arjuna’s Concentrated Archery and the Rout of the Kaurava Mahārathas
Gāṇḍīva-Nirghoṣa Episode
सा च मुक्ता गदा गुर्वी कृपेण सुपरिष्कृता । अर्जुनेन शरैरनुन्ना प्रतिमार्गमथागमत्
sā ca muktā gadā gurvī kṛpeṇa supariṣkṛtā | arjunena śarair anunnā pratimārgam athāgamat ||
Waiśampāyana berkata— Gada berat yang dihias indah, yang dilemparkan oleh Kṛpa itu, dipukul dan didorong oleh anak-anak panah Arjuna, sehingga ia berbalik dan kembali menempuh jalurnya semula.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power in conflict should be governed by discipline and dharma: Arjuna’s precise counteraction shows mastery that protects without indulging in excess violence.
Kṛpa hurls a heavy, well-adorned mace; Arjuna strikes it with arrows so that it is forced to reverse course and return along its path.