Shloka 37
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 114 — Karṇa–Bhīmasena Missile Exchange, Disarmament, and Arjuna’s Intervention
अनीकं समवेतानां धूम्रवर्णमुदीर्यते
anīkaṃ samavetānāṃ dhūmravarṇam udīryate
সঞ্জয় ক’লে—সমবেত যোদ্ধাসকলৰ ঘন শাৰীৰ পৰা ধূম্ৰবৰ্ণ মেঘৰ দৰে ধোঁৱা উঠিল; ই যুদ্ধৰ বাঢ়ি অহা উগ্ৰতা আৰু যুদ্ধই অনিবাৰ্যভাৱে জগোৱা ধৰ্ম-অধৰ্মৰ অন্ধকাৰৰ অশুভ লক্ষণ আছিল।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when warriors assemble with resolve, war generates a figurative and literal ‘smoke’—confusion, fear, and moral obscuration—reminding the listener that violence clouds discernment and burdens dharma.
Sañjaya describes a visible phenomenon arising from the gathered battle formations: a smoke-grey mass (dust/smoke-like haze) rising from the assembled troops, heightening the sense of impending combat and foreboding.