Shloka 22
Adhyāya 168: Arjuna’s counters to māyā-rains and the onset of darkness
Nivātakavaca engagement
तब मैंने धनुष तथा अक्षय तरकस लेकर एक बाणके द्वारा उस रोमांचकारी सूकरपर आघात किया ।।
arjuna uvāca | tadāhaṃ dhanuṣā cākṣaya-tuṇīraṃ gṛhītvā ekena bāṇena taṃ romaharṣaṇaṃ sūkaraṃ jaghāna | yugapat taṃ kirātas tu vikṛṣya balavad dhanuḥ abhyājaghne dṛḍhataraṃ kampayann iva me manaḥ ||
ອາຈຸນກ່າວວ່າ: «ແລ້ວຂ້ອຍຈຶ່ງຢືນຄັນທະນູ ແລະ ກະຕ່າລູກທະນູທີ່ບໍ່ໝົດຂອງຂ້ອຍ ແລ້ວຍິງລູກທະນູດອກດຽວໃສ່ໝູປ່າອັນນ່າຂົນລຸກ. ໃນຂະນະດຽວກັນນັ້ນ ກິຣາຕະກໍດຶງຄັນທະນູອັນແຂງແຮງຂອງຕົນຈົນສຸດ ແລ້ວຍິງຖືກມັນດ້ວຍການຕີທີ່ໜັກແນ່ນກວ່າ—ຈົນໃຈຂ້ອຍຮູ້ສຶກສັ່ນໄຫວ»។
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a great hero’s prowess is tested to curb pride and refine discernment; the episode underscores that true strength must be joined with humility and respect for dharma, especially when the divine may appear in ordinary guise.
Arjuna shoots a fearsome boar with a single arrow, but at the same instant a Kirāta hunter also strikes it powerfully. The simultaneous hit sets up a dispute over rightful claim and becomes the turning point of Arjuna’s encounter with Śiva in disguise.