Shloka 8
स तेन प्रेषितो राज्ञा मेघवद् विनदन् मुहुः । मुखाडम्बरसंह्वादैरभ्यद्रवत फाल्गुनम्,राजासे प्रेरित होकर बारंबार मेघके समान गम्भीर गर्जना करता हुआ वह हाथी अपने मुखके चीत्कारपूर्ण कोलाहलके साथ अर्जुनपर टूट पड़ा
sa tena preṣito rājñā meghavad vinadan muhuḥ | mukhāḍambarasaṃhvādair abhyadravat phālgunam |
राजाच्या आज्ञेने पुढे धावलेला तो हत्ती वारंवार मेघासारखा गंभीर गर्जत, मुखातून उठणाऱ्या चीत्कारपूर्ण कोलाहलासह फाल्गुन अर्जुनावर तुटून पडला.
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.