Shloka 35
Arjuna’s Concentrated Archery and the Rout of the Kaurava Mahārathas
Gāṇḍīva-Nirghoṣa Episode
ततः पार्थो महातेजा विशिखानग्नितेजस: । चिक्षेप समरे क्रुद्धस्त्रयोदश शिलाशितान्,तदनन्तर महातेजस्वी कुन्तीपुत्रने उस संग्रामभूमिमें कुपित हो (कृपाचार्यपर) पत्थरपर रगड़कर तेज किये हुए अग्निके समान तेजस्वी तेरह बाण चलाये
tataḥ pārtho mahātejā viśikhān agnitejasaḥ | cikṣepa samare kruddhas trayodaśa śilāśitān ||
Kemudian Pārtha (Arjuna) yang bersinar dengan keperkasaan besar, dalam amarah di medan perang, melepaskan tiga belas anak panah yang mata hujungnya diasah pada batu, berkilau seperti api.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid anger, a kṣatriya’s action is expected to remain skillful, deliberate, and aligned with the discipline of righteous combat; power is shown through controlled mastery rather than chaos.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Arjuna, enraged in the midst of battle, releases thirteen fire-bright arrows whose tips have been sharpened on stone, signaling an escalation in the fight through superior archery.