Shloka 6
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — दुर्योधनस्य ह्रदप्रवेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Saṃjaya Dialogue: Duryodhana’s Entry into the Lake
तेषां चापभुजोत्सृष्टा शरवृष्टिविशाम्पते । आच्छादयद् दिश: सर्वा धारा इव पयोमुच:
teṣāṃ cāpabhujotsṛṣṭā śaravṛṣṭi-viśāṃpate | ācchādayad diśaḥ sarvā dhārā iva payomucaḥ, prajānātha |
সঞ্জয়ে ক’লে—হে বিশামপতে, তেওঁলোকৰ ধনু আৰু বাহুবলৰ পৰা ছুটী অহা শৰবৃষ্টিয়ে সকলো দিশ আচ্ছাদিত কৰিলে; যেনেকৈ বৰষুণীয়া মেঘৰ জলধাৰাই চাৰিওফালে আকাশ ঢাকি পেলায়।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily conveys the scale and inevitability of violence once war is fully engaged: human skill and aggression can become as pervasive as a natural storm. Ethically, it invites reflection on how quickly conflict can overwhelm all ‘directions’—all options and avenues—leaving little room for restraint.
Sañjaya describes an intense exchange in battle: warriors release such a dense volley of arrows that the sky in every direction seems covered, compared to rain-clouds pouring sheets of water.