Shloka 263
न विव्यथे महाबाहुर्भिद्यमान इवाचल: । इन समस्त तीखे बाणोंद्वारा चारों ओरसे विद्ध होनेपर भी महाधनुर्धर महाबाहु अर्जुन तनिक भी व्यथित नहीं हुए। ऐसा जान पड़ता था, मानो किसी पर्वतको बाणोंसे बींध दिया हो
na vivyathe mahābāhur bhidyamāna ivācalaḥ |
(iti sañjaya uvāca) |
Sañjaya disse: Embora fosse trespassado de todos os lados por uma chuva de flechas cortantes, Arjuna, de braços poderosos, não vacilou nem por um instante. Permaneceu inabalável, como uma montanha atravessada por setas.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness under adversity: a warrior grounded in discipline does not lose composure even when physically threatened. Ethically, it points to self-mastery and firmness in one’s duty (kṣatriya-dharma) without panic or collapse.
In the battle narrative, Arjuna is being struck from all sides by many sharp arrows, yet he remains unshaken. Sanjaya conveys this to Dhritarashtra using the simile of an immovable mountain being pierced.