Shloka 21
Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 17 — Śālva’s encampment and the Yādava counter-engagement at Dvārakā
तत उत्थाय कौरव्य प्रतिलभ्य च चेतनाम् । मुमोच बाणान् सहसा प्रद्युम्नाय महाबल:,कुरुश्रेष्ठ! तत्पश्चात् जब चेत हुआ, तब महाबली शाल्व सहसा उठकर प्रद्युम्नपर बाणोंकी वर्षा करने लगा
tata utthāya kauravya pratilabhya ca cetanām | mumoca bāṇān sahasā pradyumnāya mahābalaḥ || kuruśreṣṭha! tatpaścāt yadā ceto bhavati, tadā mahābalī śālvaḥ sahasotthāya pradyumnopari bāṇavarṣaṃ mumoca ||
そののち、クル族の裔よ、意識を取り戻した大力の戦士は、にわかに起ち上がり、プラデュムナめがけて矢の雨を一気に放った。この場面は叙事詩に繰り返し現れる武の掟を示す――倒され、眩まされても、立ち直った者は志を捨てず、ただちに勝負へ戻る。執念と武勇こそが戦の勢いを駆り立てるのである。
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness in duty: a warrior who regains awareness returns immediately to action, reflecting the epic’s emphasis on resolve and the kṣatriya ideal of not yielding once capable.
After being rendered unconscious or stunned, Śālva recovers, rises quickly, and attacks Pradyumna by releasing a sudden volley of arrows.