Shloka 2
अर्जुनस्य प्रतिघातः — श्रुताय्वच्युतायुवधः तथा गजसैन्यविदारणम्
Arjuna’s Counterstroke: Slaying of Śrutāyu and Acyutāyu; Breaking the Elephant Corps
हिमावदातान् यः सिंहान् नखदंष्टायुधान् बली । निर्वीर्यास्तरसा कृत्वा विचकर्ष बबन्ध च
himāvadātān yaḥ siṁhān nakhadaṁṣṭrāyudhān balī | nirvīryās tarasā kṛtvā vicakarṣa babandha ca
Nārada said: The mighty one subdued those snow-white lions—armed with claws and fangs—stripping them of their strength by sheer force; he dragged them away and bound them fast. The verse highlights controlled power: true prowess is shown not merely in killing, but in mastering violent forces and restraining them when needed.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Strength is ethically meaningful when it can subdue and restrain destructive power; mastery includes the capacity to bind and control rather than merely destroy.
Nārada describes a mighty figure overpowering fierce, snow-white lions—whose natural weapons are claws and fangs—rendering them helpless, dragging them, and binding them.