Shloka 14
Arjuna–Bhīṣma Strategic Engagement and Mutual Arrow-Interdiction (भीष्मार्जुनसमागमः)
तमायान्तं महेष्वासं सोदर्या: पर्यवारयन् । छादयन्त: शरव्रातैरमेंघा इव दिवाकरम्
tam āyāntaṃ maheṣvāsaṃ sodaryāḥ paryavārayan | chādayantaḥ śaravrātair ameghā iva divākaram ||
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—মহাধনুৰ্ধৰ ভীমসেন আহি থকা দেখি দুর্যোধনৰ ভাতৃসকল আৰু অন্য বীৰসকলে তেওঁক চাৰিওফালে ঘেৰিলে আৰু শৰবৃষ্টিৰে ঢাকি দিলে—যেন মেঘে সূৰ্যক আচ্ছাদিত কৰে।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the intensity and moral pressure of battlefield duty: a powerful warrior may face coordinated opposition, yet must stand firm in courage and resolve. It also illustrates how war magnifies both valor and hostility, testing one’s steadiness under overwhelming force.
As Bhīma advances, Duryodhana’s brothers and allied fighters encircle him and shower him with dense arrow volleys, compared to clouds obscuring the sun.