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Mahabharata · 7.74.30–31
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Devanāgarī
ततस् तौ निहतौ दृष्ट्वा तयो राजन् पदानुगाः ॥
अभ्यद्रवन्त संक्रुद्धाः किरन्तः शतशः शरान् ॥
तान् अर्जुनः शरैस् तूर्णं निहत्य भरतर्षभ ॥
व्यरोचत यथा वह्निर् दावं दग्ध्वा हिमात्यये ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tatas tau nihatau dṛṣṭvā tayo rājan padānugāḥ ||
abhyadravanta saṃkruddhāḥ kirantaḥ śataśaḥ śarān ||
tān arjunaḥ śarais tūrṇaṃ nihatya bharatarṣabha ||
vyarocata yathā vahnir dāvaṃ dagdhvā himātyaye ||
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SanskritIASTMeaning
ततः तौ निहतौ दृष्ट्वाtataḥ tau nihatau dṛṣṭvāseeing those two slain; having seen those two killed
तयोः राजन् पदानुगाःtayoḥ rājan padānugāḥtheir followers, O king; their followers, O sovereign
अभ्यद्रवन्त संक्रुद्धाःabhyadravanta saṃkruddhāḥrushed forward, enraged; rushed forward, enraged
किरन्तः शतशः शरान्kirantaḥ śataśaḥ śarānscattering hundreds of arrows; scattering hundreds of arrows
तान् अर्जुनः शरैः तूर्णम्tān arjunaḥ śaraiḥ tūrṇamthem Arjuna with arrows swiftly; them Arjuna with arrows swiftly
निहत्य भरतर्षभnihatya bharatarṣabhahaving slain, O bull of the Bharatas; having slain, O bull among the Bharatas
व्यरोचत यथा वह्निःvyarocata yathā vahniḥshone like fire; shone like fire
दावम् दग्ध्वा हिमात्ययेdāvam dagdhvā himātyayehaving burned the forest at winter's end; having burned the forest at the close of winter
Translation
Then, seeing those two slain, their followers, O king, rushed forward, enraged, scattering hundreds of arrows. Having swiftly slain them with his arrows, O bull of the Bharatas, Arjuna shone like fire that has burned a forest at winter's end.
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Arjuna, having struck down his attackers, "vyarocata yathā vahniḥ dāvam dagdhvā" -- shines like fire that has consumed a forest. The image is fierce and pure at once: fire does not rage in malice, it simply does what is its own. It is telling that retribution here is likened to a cleansing flame. The verse teaches that righteous retribution is like fire: it is not fed by anger but only accomplishes what is due, and having done so, shines with a clear light. As a forest fire clears the ground for new growth, so judgment upon wrongdoing clears the way for dharma's restoration.