Shloka 40
Arjuna’s Concentrated Archery and the Rout of the Kaurava Mahārathas
Gāṇḍīva-Nirghoṣa Episode
सा च मुक्ता गदा गुर्वी कृपेण सुपरिष्कृता । अर्जुनेन शरैरनुन्ना प्रतिमार्गमथागमत्
sā ca muktā gadā gurvī kṛpeṇa supariṣkṛtā | arjunena śarair anunnā pratimārgam athāgamat ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Ang mabigat na pamalo—na magarang inukitan at inihagis ni Kṛpa—ay tinamaan at itinulak ng mga palaso ni Arjuna, kaya ito’y bumalik, sumunod sa mismong dinaanan nito.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power in conflict should be governed by discipline and dharma: Arjuna’s precise counteraction shows mastery that protects without indulging in excess violence.
Kṛpa hurls a heavy, well-adorned mace; Arjuna strikes it with arrows so that it is forced to reverse course and return along its path.