Shloka 12
अर्जुन–उलूपीसंवादः
Arjuna and Ulūpī: Explanation of Śānti and the Maṇipūra Resolution
स मोघं तस्य बाणौघं कृत्वा वानरकेतन: । शरान् मुमोच ज्वलितान् दीप्तास्यानिव पन्नगान्,शत्रुके बाणसमूहको निष्फल करके कपिध्वज अर्जुनने प्रज्वलित बाणका प्रहार किया। वे बाण मुखसे आग उगलनेवाले सर्पोंके समान जान पड़ते थे
sa moghaṁ tasya bāṇaughaṁ kṛtvā vānaraketanaḥ | śarān mumoca jvalitān dīptāsyān iva pannagān ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Having rendered his opponent’s shower of arrows futile, Arjuna—whose banner bore the emblem of Hanumān—released blazing shafts, like serpents with flaming mouths. The scene underscores the warrior’s disciplined mastery: strength is shown not by reckless fury, but by first neutralizing harm and then striking with decisive, controlled force.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power in righteous combat is portrayed as disciplined and strategic: first make the enemy’s attack ineffective, then respond with decisive force—an image aligned with kṣatriya-dharma and self-mastery rather than uncontrolled rage.
Arjuna, identified by the Hanumān-emblem banner (Vānaraketana), nullifies the opponent’s volley of arrows and then shoots blazing arrows that are compared to fire-mouthed serpents.