Mahabharata — Virata Parva, Shloka 22
Adhyāya 55: Pārtha–Rādheya Saṃvāda and Tactical Exchange
Chapter 55
अर्जुनके वे बाण जिस प्रकार शत्रुओंके शरीरमें अटकते नहीं थे, उन्हें छेदकर पार निकल जाते थे, उसी प्रकार उनका रथ भी उस समय शत्रु-सेनाओंमें कहीं रुकता नहीं था; उनको चीरता हुआ आगे बढ़ जाता था ।।
arjunake te bāṇā yathā śatrūṇāṃ śarīreṣu na tiṣṭhanti, tān bhittvā pārāṃ gacchanti, tathā tasya ratho ’pi tadā śatru-senāsu kvacid api na rurodha; tāṃś chittvāgre ’bhivavṛdhe. sa tad vikṣobhayām āsa hārātibalam añjasā, ananta-bhogo bhujagaḥ krīḍann iva mahārṇave.
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。アルジュナの矢が敵の身に留まらず、貫いてなお彼方へ抜けてゆくように、彼の戦車もまた敵陣のいかなる所でも止まらず、隊列を断ち割って前へと奔った。かくして彼は、強大な軍勢をたやすく攪乱した――無尽のとぐろを持つ蛇王が大海に戯れ、海をかき回して荒れ狂わせるがごとく。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power guided by dharma should be decisive yet disciplined: Arjuna’s skill is portrayed as precise and unstoppable, aimed at restoring rightful order in conflict rather than indulging in needless violence.
Arjuna drives his chariot through the enemy formations without being checked, his arrows piercing through opponents; he creates widespread confusion in the hostile ranks, compared to Śeṣa churning the ocean while at play.