Shloka 413
द्रोणनिन्दाश्रवणं तथा सात्यकि–पार्षतविवादः
Hearing the reproach of Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Pārṣata dispute
किरन् बाणगणान् राजन् शतशोडर्जुनमूर्थनि । राजन! अर्जुनके मस्तकपर सैकड़ों बाणसमूहोंकी वर्षा करते हुए उस राक्षसने अपनी ओर आते हुए अर्जुनको उसी प्रकार रोक दिया, जैसे गिरिराज हिमालय प्रचण्ड वायुको रोक देता है
sa f1jaya uv01ca |
kirann b01aga01n r01jan 5bata5bo01rjunam6brdhani |
sa r01kasaḥ sv01bhimukham 01y01ntam arjunam eva 43 tath01 rurodha |
yath01 girir01jo him01layaḥ praca470a0d0ha-v01yum ||
Sanjaya said: 0O King, showering volleys of arrows upon Arjuna0s head, that r01kasa checked Arjuna as he advanced straight toward him0 just as the lord of mountains, Him01laya, holds back a fierce wind. In the moral atmosphere of the war, the image underscores how even righteous resolve meets formidable resistance, and how prowess and endurance become decisive tests amid the chaos of battle.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness under opposition: even a powerful and purposeful advance can be halted by equally formidable force. Ethically, it reflects the battlefield test of k63atriya resolve0 courage must be matched with patience and endurance when confronted by resistance.
An unnamed r01kasa warrior showers Arjuna with hundreds of arrows, striking toward his head and thereby checking Arjuna0s forward movement. Sanjaya compares this to the Himalaya stopping a violent wind.