Shloka 12
ततो जिष्णु: सहस्राक्षं खं वितत्याशुगै: शरै: । योधयामास संक्रुद्धो वज्चनां तामनुस्मरन्,तदनन्तर अपने साथ की हुई वंचनाको बार-बार स्मरण करके क्रोधमें भरे हुए अर्जुनने शीघ्रगामी बाणोंद्वारा आकाशको आच्छादित करके इन्द्रके साथ युद्ध छेड़ दिया
tato jiṣṇuḥ sahasrākṣaṃ khaṃ vitatyāśugaiḥ śaraiḥ | yodhayāmāsa saṃkruddho vañcanāṃ tām anusmaran ||
Rồi Arjuna (Jiṣṇu), nhớ đi nhớ lại sự lừa dối ấy, bừng bừng phẫn nộ. Chàng trút mưa tên lao vun vút, phủ kín cả bầu trời, và giao chiến với Indra—đấng có ngàn mắt.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how brooding over perceived deception can intensify anger and drive even a righteous warrior into escalating conflict, suggesting an ethical caution: memory of injury, if unchecked, can override restraint and lead to confrontation even with higher powers.
Vaiśaṃpāyana narrates that Arjuna, furious as he recalls a deception, releases a rapid barrage of arrows that seems to blanket the sky and begins fighting Indra.