Shloka 8
Arjuna Confronted by Saindhava Forces during the Aśvamedha Circuit (श्वेतवाहनस्य सैन्धवसंघर्षः)
स तेन प्रेषितो राज्ञा मेघवद् विनदन् मुहुः । मुखाडम्बरसंह्वादैरभ्यद्रवत फाल्गुनम्
sa tena preṣito rājñā meghavad vinadan muhuḥ | mukhāḍambarasaṃhvādair abhyadravat phālgunam |
രാജാവിന്റെ ആജ്ഞപ്രകാരം മുന്നോട്ടയക്കപ്പെട്ട ആ ആന മേഘംപോലെ ഇടയ്ക്കിടയ്ക്ക് ഗംഭീരമായി ഗർജ്ജിച്ചു; വായിൽ നിന്നുയർന്ന കാഹളസദൃശമായ കോലാഹലത്തോടെ ഫാൽഗുനൻ അർജുനന്റെ നേരെ പാഞ്ഞെത്തി.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power directed by authority can become destructive when expressed as unchecked force; the dharmic response for a warrior is to meet danger with discernment and restraint, not mere rage, especially when the aggression is provoked or commanded.
An elephant, dispatched by a king, bellows like a thundercloud and rushes at Arjuna (Phālguna), creating a dramatic confrontation that tests Arjuna’s composure and martial readiness.