Shloka 14
भीष्मस्य दुर्योधनं प्रति उपालम्भः
Bhīṣma’s Reproof to Duryodhana
नदन्तो विविधान् नादान् मेघा इव सविद्युत:
nadanto vividhān nādān meghā iva savidyutaḥ | parvatāgraiś ca vṛkṣaiś ca nijaghnus te mahāgajān ||
Sañjaya sprach: „Mit mancherlei Gebrüll dröhnten sie wie Gewitterwolken, von Blitzen durchzuckt. Mit Bergspitzen und Bäumen schlagend, begannen sie, die großen Elefanten zu erschlagen.“
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily serves as battlefield narration rather than moral instruction: it highlights the overwhelming, storm-like force of warriors in war, implicitly reminding the listener of war’s destructive power and the peril faced by even the mightiest (such as great elephants).
Sañjaya describes combatants roaring loudly and appearing like lightning-filled storm clouds; in the chaos of battle they use massive improvised weapons—mountain-peaks and trees—to strike down and kill great elephants.