Shloka 24

Devanagari script

पाण्डवेयस्त्वसम्भ्रान्तो वायव्यास्त्रेण वीर्यवान्‌ । अपोवाह तदाभ्राणि राधेयस्य प्रपश्यत:

Transliteration

pāṇḍaveyas tv asambhrānto vāyavyāstreṇa vīryavān | apovāha tadābhrāṇi rādheyasya prapaśyataḥ ||

Translation

Sañjaya nói: Con trai của Pāṇḍu không hề nao núng; vị dũng sĩ ấy dùng Vāyavya-astra (vũ khí của gió) với sức mạnh anh hùng và, ngay trước mắt Rādheya, quét tan những đám mây kia. Khoảnh khắc ấy nêu bật sự vững tâm của Arjuna trong chiến trận—đối diện sự phô trương của đối phương không bằng hoảng loạn hay tàn bạo, mà bằng kỹ nghệ có kỷ luật và mục đích sáng rõ.

Word by Word

• पाण्डवेयः: the son of Pāṇḍu (Arjuna)
• पाण्डवेयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डवेय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• असम्भ्रान्तः: unperturbed, not agitated
• असम्भ्रान्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असम्भ्रान्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वायव्यास्त्रेण: with the Vāyavya weapon (wind-missile)
• वायव्यास्त्रेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायव्यास्त्र
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• वीर्यवान्: mighty, powerful
• वीर्यवान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्यवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अपोवाह: blew away, carried off
• Type: Verb
• Root: अप + वह्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), Third, Singular

• तदा: then
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• अभ्राणि: clouds
• अभ्राणि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभ्र
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• राधेयस्य: of Rādheya (Karna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राधेय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रपश्यतः: while (he was) watching
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पश्य्
• Form: Present active participle (Śatṛ), Masculine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Arjuna (Pāṇḍaveya)
• Karna (Rādheya)
• Vāyavya Astra (Wind-weapon)
• clouds (abhrāṇi)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steadiness under pressure is a warrior’s ethical strength: Arjuna remains asambhrānta (unshaken) and responds proportionately and skillfully, neutralizing the opponent’s tactic without losing self-control.

What is happening in the narrative?

Karna’s action has produced obstructing clouds; Arjuna counters by deploying the Vāyavya Astra, which drives the clouds away in Karna’s sight, restoring visibility and momentum in the battle.