Shloka 16
अर्जुनस्य गुरुधर्मविलापः तथा शैनेयकर्णयोर्युद्धारम्भः | Arjuna’s Lament on Guru-Dharma and the Opening of the Sātyaki–Karṇa Duel
पृथिवीं चान्तरिक्षं च कम्पयन् सागरानपि । एतद् बलार्णवं सूत वारयिष्ये महारणे
pṛthivīṃ cāntarikṣaṃ ca kampayan sāgarān api | etad balārṇavaṃ sūta vārayiṣye mahāraṇe ||
قال سانجيا: «يهزّ الأرض والفضاء بين السماء والأرض، ويُهيّج حتى البحار—يا سائقَ العربة—في هذه المعركة العظمى سأكبح هذا المدَّ من القوة، كأنه محيط.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power in war is portrayed as something to be governed: true heroism includes the capacity to restrain an overwhelming surge of force, aligning strength with disciplined duty rather than uncontrolled violence.
Sañjaya reports a moment of intense martial energy—so great it is likened to an ocean that shakes earth, sky, and seas—while addressing a charioteer and declaring an intention to check or hold back that massive onrush in the midst of the great battle.