ततश् छत्रं ध्वजं चैव छित्त्वा राज्ञो ऽर्जुनः शरैः ॥
विव्याध दशभिस् तूर्णम् उत्स्मयन् पर्वताधिपम् ॥
सो ऽतिविद्धो ऽर्जुनशरैः सुपुङ्खैः कङ्कपत्रिभिः ॥
भगदत्तस् ततः क्रुद्धः पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः ॥
व्यसृजत् तोमरान् मूर्ध्नि श्वेताश्वस्योन्ननाद च ॥
तैर् अर्जुनस्य समरे किरीटं परिवर्तितम् ॥
tataś chatraṃ dhvajaṃ caiva chittvā rājño 'rjunaḥ śaraiḥ ||
vivyādha daśabhis tūrṇam utsmayan parvatādhipam ||
so 'tividdho 'rjunaśaraiḥ supuṅkhaiḥ kaṅkapatribhiḥ ||
bhagadattas tataḥ kruddhaḥ pāṇḍavasya mahātmanaḥ ||
vyasṛjat tomarān mūrdhni śvetāśvasyonnanāda ca ||
tair arjunasya samare kirīṭaṃ parivartitam ||
Then, having severed the king's parasol and banner, Arjuna at once wounded the lord of mountains with ten arrows, with a smile. He, deeply wounded by Arjuna's well-feathered arrows with heron-feathers, Bhagadatta, then in rage hurled darts at the head of the great-souled Pandava, him of the white horses, and bellowed; by them the crown of Arjuna was knocked askew in the battle.
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Bhagadatta manages to knock askew the very crown of Arjuna — a measure of how formidable this opponent is: not everyone is granted even to shake the diadem of Indra's son. Arjuna's smile as he severs the royal regalia is the calm of a master, for whom even fearsome battle is not without ease. It is significant that the tradition honestly notes the enemy's success: even the unconquered is shaken. The verse teaches that even the greatest meets an opponent capable of pressing him hard, and there is no diminishment in this — on the contrary, a worthy foe raises the value of victory; that calm in battle is a mark of true mastery; and that an honest account does not conceal the successes of the opposing side, for Arjuna's greatness is seen more clearly precisely when he overcomes one who managed to knock askew even his crown.