Shloka 12
ततो जिष्णु: सहस्राक्षं खं वितत्याशुगै: शरै: । योधयामास संक्रुद्धो वज्चनां तामनुस्मरन्,तदनन्तर अपने साथ की हुई वंचनाको बार-बार स्मरण करके क्रोधमें भरे हुए अर्जुनने शीघ्रगामी बाणोंद्वारा आकाशको आच्छादित करके इन्द्रके साथ युद्ध छेड़ दिया
tato jiṣṇuḥ sahasrākṣaṃ khaṃ vitatyāśugaiḥ śaraiḥ | yodhayāmāsa saṃkruddho vañcanāṃ tām anusmaran ||
Then Arjuna (Jiṣṇu), remembering again and again that act of deception, became inflamed with anger. Spreading a swift shower of arrows so that the sky itself seemed covered, he engaged in battle with Indra, the thousand-eyed lord—turning personal grievance into open combat even against a divine authority.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how brooding over perceived deception can intensify anger and drive even a righteous warrior into escalating conflict, suggesting an ethical caution: memory of injury, if unchecked, can override restraint and lead to confrontation even with higher powers.
Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that Arjuna, furious as he recalls a deception, releases a rapid barrage of arrows that seems to blanket the sky and begins fighting Indra.