Shloka 12
संनद्धो हार्जुनो याति विधृत्य परमेषुधी । गाण्डीवं मुहुरादत्ते नि:श्वसंश्व निरीक्षते
saṃnaddho hārjuno yāti vidhṛtya parameṣudhī | gāṇḍīvaṃ muhur ādatte niḥśvasaṃśva nirīkṣate ||
ドゥルヨーダナは言った。「聞くところによれば、アルジュナは鎧をまとい、優れた矢筒を二つ背負って進軍している。彼は幾度も『ガーンディーヴァ』の弓を取り上げ、深く息を吸い、四方を見渡しているという。」
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how outward signs—armour, weapons, repeated readiness-gestures, and vigilant scanning—signal inner resolve. Ethically, it underscores how escalating hostility and fear can be read in preparations for violence, foreshadowing the consequences of unresolved injustice and rivalry.
Duryodhana reports what he sees: Arjuna is moving about fully armed, carrying two quivers, repeatedly taking up his bow Gāṇḍīva, and looking around while breathing deeply—an image of imminent action and heightened alertness.