Shloka 40
Arjuna’s Concentrated Archery and the Rout of the Kaurava Mahārathas
Gāṇḍīva-Nirghoṣa Episode
सा च मुक्ता गदा गुर्वी कृपेण सुपरिष्कृता । अर्जुनेन शरैरनुन्ना प्रतिमार्गमथागमत्,जिसका सुवर्ण आदिसे भलीभाँति परिष्कार किया गया था, वह कृपाचार्यद्वारा चलायी हुई भारी गदा अर्जुनके बाणोंसे प्रेरित हो उलटी लौट गयी
sā ca muktā gadā gurvī kṛpeṇa supariṣkṛtā | arjunena śarair anunnā pratimārgam athāgamat ||
វៃសម្បាយនៈបាននិយាយថា៖ គដាធ្ងន់នោះ ដែលគ្រឹបបានគប់ ហើយតុបតែងយ៉ាងល្អប្រណិត បានត្រូវព្រួញរបស់អរជុនបាញ់ប៉ះជំរុញ ដល់ថ្នាក់វាបត់ត្រឡប់វិញ តាមផ្លូវដដែលរបស់វា។
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power in conflict should be governed by discipline and dharma: Arjuna’s precise counteraction shows mastery that protects without indulging in excess violence.
Kṛpa hurls a heavy, well-adorned mace; Arjuna strikes it with arrows so that it is forced to reverse course and return along its path.