Shloka 35
Ulūpī–Citravāhinī Saṃvāda: Dhanaṃjaya-patana and Prāya-threat
महीं जगाम मोहार्तस्ततो राजन् धनंजय: । राजन! वह अत्यन्त दुःखदायी बाण पाण्बुपुत्र अर्जुनके मर्म-स्थलको विदीर्ण करके भीतर घुस गया। महाराज! पुत्रके चलाये हुए उस बाणसे अत्यन्त घायल होकर कुरुनन्दन अर्जुन मूर्च्छित हो पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़े ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca | mahīṃ jagāma mohārtaḥ tato rājan dhanaṃjayaḥ | tasmin nipatite vīre kauravāṇāṃ dhuraṃdhare ||
毗耶娑之弟子毗舍摩波耶那说道：于是，檀那阇耶（阿周那）为迷惘所夺，沉沉倒向大地，哦，国王。大王啊！那支极其痛苦的箭矢撕裂了般度之子阿周那的要害（marman），并深深贯入体内。陛下！被儿子所发之箭重创，俱卢之骄子阿周那昏厥倒地。当那位勇士——在俱卢族战士中堪称栋梁者——如此倒下时……
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the mightiest warrior is not invulnerable: physical injury and mental shock (moha) can overturn strength and status. The episode invites reflection on dharma in conflict—how violence, especially within one’s own lineage, carries grave moral and emotional consequences.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Arjuna, stunned and overwhelmed, collapses to the ground. The verse frames the moment as the fall of a great champion (dhuraṃdhara), setting up the reactions and ensuing events after this sudden reversal.