Shloka 24
कर्णार्जुनसमागमः — The Karṇa–Arjuna Confrontation
Cosmic Spectatorship and Vows
महाराज! तब महारथी द्रोणपुत्रने कुपित होकर अर्जुनपर ऐन्द्रास्त्रद्वारा वेगपूर्वक बाणोंकी वर्षा आरम्भ कर दी ।।
sañjaya uvāca |
mahārāja! tadā mahārathī droṇaputro kupito 'rjunam aindrāstreṇa vegapūrvakaṃ śaravarṣaṃ prārabhata ||
tasyendrajālāvatataṃ samīkṣya pārtho rājan gāṇḍīvam ādade saḥ |
aindraṃ jālaṃ pratyaharat tarasvī varāstram ādāya mahendrasṛṣṭam ||
サンジャヤは言った。「大王よ、そのときドローナの子アシュヴァッターマンは憤怒し、インドラの武器によって、アルジュナに向けて迅疾かつ激烈な矢の雨を降らせ始めた。『インドラの網』と呼ばれる広大な幻惑の布陣が張り巡らされるのを見て、パールタはガーンディーヴァ弓を取り上げ、マヘーンドラの造りし最上の神矢に拠って、そのインドラの幻網を迎え撃ち、打ち砕いた。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid deceptive tactics and anger-driven aggression, a dharmic warrior responds with clarity, restraint, and an appropriate countermeasure rather than fear or uncontrolled retaliation. Discernment (seeing through illusion) and disciplined use of power are presented as ethical strengths.
Aśvatthāman, furious, unleashes Indra-associated weaponry and spreads an ‘Indra-jāla’ illusion on the battlefield. Arjuna recognizes the stratagem, takes up his Gāṇḍīva, and uses a superior Indra-made missile to neutralize and destroy the illusion.