Shloka 21
Adhyāya 168: Arjuna’s counters to māyā-rains and the onset of darkness
Nivātakavaca engagement
ततो<हं धनुरादाय तथाक्षय्ये महेषुधी । अताडयं शरेणाथ तद् भूतं लोमहर्षणम्
tato'haṃ dhanur ādāya tathākṣayye maheṣudhī | atāḍayaṃ śareṇātha tad bhūtaṃ lomaharṣaṇam ||
阿周那说道：“于是我执起弓，又取来我那两只取之不尽的大箭囊。随即我以一箭射中那令人毛骨悚然的存在。”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights decisive courage and preparedness: when confronted by a frightening, possibly supernatural threat, Arjuna does not panic but acts with disciplined readiness, embodying the protective responsibility associated with kṣatriya-dharma.
Arjuna narrates that he immediately arms himself—taking up his bow and his two inexhaustible quivers—and then shoots an arrow at a terrifying being, initiating a direct response to the danger.