Shloka 12
संस्पृश्य तानि चापानि भानुमन्ति बृहन्ति च । वैराटिरर्जुनं राजन्निदं वचनमब्रवीत्
saṁspṛśya tāni cāpāni bhānumanti bṛhanti ca | vairāṭir arjunaṁ rājann idaṁ vacanam abravīt ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。かの弓――バーヌマントとブリハント――に触れると、ヴィラータ王子ウッタラは、王よ、アルジュナに次の言葉を告げた。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Readiness for righteous action is shown through concrete commitment: touching and taking up the instruments of duty. The verse highlights the ethical transition from fear or uncertainty toward responsible engagement under proper guidance.
In the Virāṭa episode, after the bows are brought forth, Uttara physically touches the famed bows Bhānumant and Bṛhant and then begins speaking to Arjuna. The narrator Vaiśampāyana reports this to King Janamejaya, setting up Uttara’s ensuing words and the next turn in the confrontation.