Mahabharata 3.39.64 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 39, Shloka 64
Arjuna’s Himalayan Departure and the Commencement of Severe Tapas
Janamejaya’s Inquiry; Sages Approach Śiva
स मुहूर्त तथा भूत्वा सचेता: पुनरुत्थितः । रुधिरेणाप्लुताड़स्तु पाण्डवो भृशदु:खित:
sa muhūrtaṃ tathā bhūtvā sacetāḥ punar utthitaḥ | rudhireṇāplutāṅgas tu pāṇḍavo bhṛśa-duḥkhitaḥ ||
അൽപ്പനേരം അതേ നിലയിൽ കിടന്നശേഷം അർജുനന് ബോധം തിരികെ വന്നു; അവൻ എഴുന്നേറ്റ് നിന്നു. അപ്പോൾ അവന്റെ ശരീരം മുഴുവൻ രക്തത്തിൽ കുതിർന്നിരുന്നു; ആ പാണ്ഡവൻ അത്യന്തം ദുഃഖിതനായി।
किरयात उवाच
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The verse highlights endurance under affliction: even when physically broken and emotionally overwhelmed, the dharmic agent must recover composure and stand up again. It frames suffering not as an endpoint but as a testing ground for resolve and right action.
Arjuna has been struck down or rendered helpless for a time. After a brief interval he regains consciousness, rises, and is seen covered in blood and deeply distressed—signaling the severity of the encounter and setting up his next response.
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