Shloka 37
Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana
पर्वतं वारिधाराभिश्छादयन्निव तोयद:
parvataṁ vāridhārābhiś chādayann iva toyadaḥ
قال سانجيا: كغيمةٍ ماطرةٍ كأنها تُسدل على جبلٍ ستائرَ متصلةً من الماء الهاطل، بدا المشهد مغطّى—إشارةً إلى أنّ في هياج المعركة قد تُحجب حتى الأشياء الثابتة الواضحة بقوةٍ طاغية.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a nature simile to show how overwhelming conditions can obscure clarity: in war, torrents of action (like rain) can hide what is otherwise steady and evident (like a mountain), warning that perception and judgment are easily clouded amid violence.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield’s intensity through imagery: the action is so dense and continuous that it looks as though everything is being covered, like a mountain hidden behind heavy rainfall from a cloud.