Shloka 22
एवमुक्तो गुडाकेश: प्रगृह्म सशरं धनु: । आमुक्तखड््गो मेधावी तत् सर: प्रत्यपद्यत,युधिष्ठिरके ऐसा कहनेपर निद्राविजयी बुद्धिमान् अर्जुन धनुष-बाण और खड़्ग लिये उस सरोवरके तटपर गये
yakṣa uvāca | evam ukto guḍākeśaḥ pragṛhya saśaraṃ dhanuḥ | āmuktakhaḍgo medhāvī tat saraḥ pratyapadyata ||
Nang masabihan nang gayon, si Gudakesha (Arjuna)—ang marunong na manlulupig ng antok—ay kinuha ang kanyang busog na may mga palaso at, nakabigkis ang tabak, nagtungo sa lawa. Ipinakikita ng tagpong ito ang handang-loob na may disiplina: sa gitna ng di-katiyakan, ang matuwid ay kumikilos nang gising ang diwa, may pagpipigil, at may paghahanda, hindi padalus-dalos.
यक्ष उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined preparedness and self-mastery: Arjuna, described as wise and a conqueror of sleep, responds to a summons with alertness and restraint, embodying dharmic readiness rather than impulsive action.
After the Yaksha’s words, Arjuna arms himself—bow with arrows and a girded sword—and proceeds to the lake, setting up the ensuing confrontation in the Yaksha-prashna episode.