Shloka 39
Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana
तां समुद्रमिवोद्धूतां शरवृष्टिं समुत्थिताम्
tāṃ samudram ivoddhūtāṃ śaravṛṣṭiṃ samutthitām
قال سانجيا: «إن عاصفةَ السهام تلك، وقد نهضت واندفعت إلى الأمام كالمحيط الهائج، اندفقت اندفاعاً—صورةٌ لزخم الحرب الأعمى، حيث تُختبر عزائم البشر تحت وطأة قوةٍ طاغية.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how violence in war can swell into an impersonal, ocean-like force—suggesting an ethical tension: individual agency persists, yet the battlefield can feel like a vast surge that overwhelms restraint and clarity.
Sañjaya describes an intense exchange of missiles: a ‘rain of arrows’ rises and rushes forward, compared to a turbulent ocean, emphasizing the scale and ferocity of the combat.