Shloka 47
अध्याय ५८ — वानरध्वजस्य महेन्द्रास्त्रप्रयोगः
Chapter 58: Arjuna’s Deployment of the Indra-Weapon
अथ वत्वाचार्यमुख्येन शरान् सृष्टाज्छिलाशितान् । न्यवारयच्छितैर्बाणैरर्जुनो जयतां वर:
atha vṛttvācāryamukhyena śarān sṛṣṭāc chilāśitān | nyavārayac chitair bāṇair arjuno jayatāṃ varaḥ ||
वैशम्पायन उवाच—अथ द्रोणेनाचार्यमुख्येन शिलाशितान् शरान् सृष्टान् अर्जुनो जयतां वरः। स तीक्ष्णैर्बाणैश्छित्त्वा तान् न्यवारयत्॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Excellence in righteous combat is marked by disciplined precision and restraint: Arjuna’s skill is shown in neutralizing incoming harm efficiently, reflecting kṣatriya-dharma as protection rather than uncontrolled aggression.
Droṇa, the foremost teacher, releases stone-sharpened arrows; Arjuna, famed as the best among victors, intercepts and destroys them with his own sharp arrows, demonstrating superior archery and control in the battle sequence.