Mahabharata · 1.218.47–48
॥
Devanāgarī
समुत्पाट्य तु पाणिभ्यां मन्दराच् छिखरं महत् ॥
सद्रुमं व्यसृजच् छक्रो जिघांसुः पाण्डुनन्दनम् ॥
ततो ऽर्जुनो वेगवद्भिर् ज्वलिताग्रैर् अजिह्मगैः ॥
बाणैर् विध्वंसयाम् आस गिरेः शृङ्गं सहस्रधा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
samutpāṭya tu pāṇibhyāṃ mandarāc chikharaṃ mahat ||
sadrumaṃ vyasṛjac chakro jighāṃsuḥ pāṇḍunandanam ||
tato 'rjuno vegavadbhir jvalitāgrair ajihmagaiḥ ||
bāṇair vidhvaṃsayām āsa gireḥ śṛṅgaṃ sahasradhā ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
समुत्पाट्य तु पाणिभ्यां मन्दरात् शिखरं महत्samutpāṭya tu pāṇibhyāṃ mandarāt śikharaṃ mahatTearing off with his hands a great peak from Mandara,
सद्रुमं व्यसृजत् शक्रः जिघांसुः पाण्डुनन्दनम्sadrumaṃ vyasṛjat śakraḥ jighāṃsuḥ pāṇḍunandanamtogether with its trees, Shakra hurled it, wishing to slay the joy of Pandu;
ततः अर्जुनः वेगवद्भिः ज्वलिताग्रैः अजिह्मगैःtataḥ arjunaḥ vegavadbhiḥ jvalitāgraiḥ ajihmagaiḥthen Arjuna, with swift, blazing-tipped, straight-flying
बाणैः विध्वंसयाम् आस गिरेः शृङ्गं सहस्रधाbāṇaiḥ vidhvaṃsayām āsa gireḥ śṛṅgaṃ sahasradhāarrows shattered that mountain peak into a thousand pieces;
मन्दराच्mandarācoriginal form "mandarāc", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
छिखरंchikharaṃoriginal form "chikharaṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
व्यसृजच्vyasṛjacoriginal form "vyasṛjac", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
छक्रोchakrooriginal form "chakro", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततोtatooriginal form "tato", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ऽर्जुनो'rjunooriginal form "'rjuno", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
वेगवद्भिर्vegavadbhiroriginal form "vegavadbhir", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ज्वलिताग्रैर्jvalitāgrairoriginal form "jvalitāgrair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
बाणैर्bāṇairoriginal form "bāṇair", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
Tearing off with his hands a great peak from Mandara, together with its trees, Shakra hurled it, wishing to slay the joy of Pandu; then Arjuna, with swift, blazing-tipped, straight-flying arrows, shattered that mountain peak into a thousand pieces.
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180f0b5f43b7 · published Jul 12, 2026, 6:11:48 PM UTC
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Here even a mountain peak is powerless before Arjuna's arrows. Telling is it that Arjuna crushes to dust the mountain hurled by Indra: no weapon can overcome one favored from above. The strength of one protected by the Lord surpasses even the weapons of the gods. Thus the text shows Arjuna's invincibility; and Indra himself cannot overcome him.