Shloka 18
पाण्डवपरिचयः—विराटसभायां प्रकाशनम्
Identification of the Pāṇḍavas in Virāṭa’s Court
दुर्भद्य धनुषवाले अर्जुन भीष्मको युद्धभूमिमें छोड़कर और उनके सारथिको बाणोंसे बींधकर रथोंके घेरेसे बाहर जा खड़े हुए। उस समय वे बादलोंको छिल्न-भिन्न करके प्रकाशित होनेवाले सूर्यदेवकी भाँति शोभा पा रहे थे
Durabhya-dhanuṣavāle Arjunaḥ Bhīṣmakaṃ yuddhabhūmau tyaktvā, tasya sārathiṃ ca bāṇaiḥ viddhvā, rathānāṃ gherāt bahiḥ gatvā tiṣṭhati sma. Tadā sa meghān chinna-bhinna-kṛtvā prakāśamānaḥ sūryadeva iva śobhāṃ prāpa.
毗湿摩波耶那说：阿周那弓力雄强、难以攻逼，便将毗湿摩留在战场；又以箭矢贯穿其御者，遂越出战车合围之环，独自立于外侧。那一刻，他光辉如日，破云而照——此喻彰显战士决断之威与征战之道义重负：技艺与意志，决定履行职责之路向。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights decisive action and mastery in a dharma-governed battle: a warrior must act with clarity and resolve, overcoming obstacles like the sun breaking through clouds, while recognizing the grave ethical weight of violence even when performed as duty.
Arjuna disengages from Bhīṣmaka on the battlefield, strikes Bhīṣmaka’s charioteer with arrows, and moves beyond the surrounding chariot formation to stand outside it; his radiance is compared to the sun emerging through torn clouds.