Shloka 8
उत्तरो जयमावेदयति—विराटस्य हर्षः, द्यूतनिषेधः
Uttara’s Victory Report—Virāṭa’s Rejoicing and the Counsel Against Gambling
ततः प्रहस्य बीभत्सुर्दिव्यमैन्द्रे महारथ: । अस्त्रमादित्यसंकाशं गाण्डीवे समयोजयत्,तब महारथी अर्जुनने हँसकर गाण्डीव धनुषपर सूर्यके समान तेजस्वी दिव्य ऐन्द्रास्त्रका संधान किया
tataḥ prahasya bībhatsur divyam aindre mahārathaḥ | astram āditya-saṅkāśaṃ gāṇḍīve samayojayat ||
そのとき、ビーバツ（Bībhatsu）と呼ばれる大車戦士アルジュナは微笑み、静かな確信をもって、太陽のごとく輝くインドラの天授の武器をガーンディーヴァの神弓に装した。これは単なる力の誇示ではなく、ダルマにかなう戦において、天の力を規律と正当性のもとに用いる瞬間であり、熟達が自制と目的に結びついていた。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power in the Mahābhārata is ethically framed: even divine weaponry is to be employed with discipline, legitimacy, and purpose. Arjuna’s composed smile and precise ‘sanding’ of the astra emphasize mastery and restraint rather than rage or cruelty.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Arjuna (Bībhatsu), the great warrior, smiles and prepares the Gāṇḍīva by setting a radiant, Indra-given celestial weapon upon it—signaling readiness to confront the impending threat with superior, divinely sanctioned force.