[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Poetry (mahākāvya, lyric, messenger poems, stotra, Prakrit kāvya)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya) › [Court epics (sargabandha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya) › [Mahābhārata and Nala epics](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata) › [Arjuna and the Hunter](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya) › 7.13 # Arjuna and the Hunter 7.13 Kirātārjunīya 7.13 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya.7.13) taptānām upadadhire viṣāṇabhinnāḥ prahlādaṃ surakariṇāṃ ghanāḥ kṣarantaḥ yuktānāṃ khalu mahatāṃ paropakāre kalyāṇī bhavati rujatsv api pravṛttiḥ // > Shattered by the tusks of the heated celestial elephants, > the clouds shed moisture and brought refreshing relief; > indeed, for great beings intent on benefiting others, > even when hurt, their conduct brings welfare. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya.7.12) - [Next: 7.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya.7.14) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya~en-mt.7.13) — English, machine translation ## Commentaries (1) - [Ghaṇṭāpatha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya!mallinatha.6.13.1) — Mallinātha Sūri, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya.7.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.kavya.mahakavya.bharata.kiratarjuniya.7.13) · Pramāṇa