Shloka 29
वज्रदत्तेन सह अर्जुनयुद्धम्
Arjuna’s engagement with Vajradatta during the Aśvamedha circuit
यह देख अर्जुनको बड़ा क्रोध हुआ। उन्होंने उस हाथीके ऊपर केंचुलसे निकले हुए सर्पोोके समान भयंकर तथा प्रज्वलित अग्निके तुल्य तेजस्वी बाणोंका प्रहार किया
tad dṛṣṭvā arjunasya mahān krodho 'bhavat | sa tasmin hastini kañculāt niṣkrāntān sarpān iva bhīṣaṇān prajvalitāgnitulya-tejasvinaḥ śarān prāharat |
见此情形，阿周那怒不可遏。他以炽燃的箭矢猛击那头大象——凶厉如自蜕皮中滑出的群蛇，光耀如点燃的烈火——昭示他要以果决之力遏止暴虐威胁的决心。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a righteous warrior may feel anger, but the ethical focus is on directing force toward stopping harm and restoring order, not toward cruelty or personal vengeance.
Vaishampayana narrates that Arjuna, enraged by what he sees, attacks an elephant with intensely radiant arrows, described through vivid similes of serpents and blazing fire.