Mahabharata — Virata Parva, Shloka 25
Adhyāya 55: Pārtha–Rādheya Saṃvāda and Tactical Exchange
Chapter 55
दिशो<नुभ्रमत: सर्वाः सव्यदक्षिणमस्यतः । सतत दृश्यते युद्धे सायकासनमण्डलम्
diśo 'nubhramataḥ sarvāḥ savyadakṣiṇam asyataḥ | satataṃ dṛśyate yuddhe sāyakāsanamaṇḍalam |
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Ketika Arjuna berpusing ke segala arah dan melepaskan anak panah silih berganti ke kiri dan ke kanan, sapuan bulat busur dan panahnya tampak berterusan di medan perang—laksana obor api yang diputar—menandakan penguasaan yang teguh dan kekuatan yang terdidik di tengah kekacauan perang.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined mastery in righteous combat: even amid confusion, a warrior’s trained control, steadiness, and purposeful action embody kṣatriya-dharma—power governed by skill and restraint rather than rage.
Arjuna is maneuvering rapidly in all directions on the battlefield, releasing arrows to both left and right in swift succession, so that the motion of his bow-and-arrow arc appears as a continuous circular ring, like a spinning firebrand.