Shloka 20
Adhyāya 104 — Śikhaṇḍin-puraskāraḥ (Śikhaṇḍin as Vanguard) and Bhīṣma’s Counter-Advance
तथैवार्जुनिना मुक्ता: शरा: कनकभूषणा:
tathaivārjuninā muktāḥ śarāḥ kanakabhūṣaṇāḥ
Wika ni Sañjaya: Sa gayunding paraan, ang mga palasong pinakawalan ni Arjuna—na pinalamutian ng ginto—ay sumibad pasulong, hudyat ng kanyang matatag na paglahok sa labanan. Ipinapakita ng larawang ito ang disiplinadong pagkilos-mandirigma: lakas na ginagabayan ng layunin, hindi ng bulag na poot, habang ang bigat ng katarungan at pananagutan ng digmaan ay nakadagan sa bawat gawa.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined action in a morally charged setting: Arjuna’s force is not random violence but purposeful, duty-bound engagement. It reflects the Mahābhārata’s recurring concern that even in war, conduct should be governed by resolve, restraint, and dharma.
Sañjaya narrates that Arjuna releases arrows adorned with gold, describing the intensity and splendor of the combat. The line functions as a vivid battlefield detail, emphasizing Arjuna’s active participation and the formidable exchange of missiles.