Shloka 766
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
ववर्ष शरवर्षेण मेघो वृष्ट्या यथाचलौ । पुरुषसिंह श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुनको रथपर बैठे देख शान्तनुनन्दन भीष्मने पुनः उनपर बाणोंकी वर्षा आरम्भ कर दी, मानो मेघ दो पर्वतोंपर जलकी धारा गिरा रहा हो
vavarṣa śaravarṣeṇa megho vṛṣṭyā yathācalau |
Sañjaya said: Bhīṣma, the son of Śāntanu, seeing the lion among men—Śrī Kṛṣṇa—and Arjuna seated together upon their chariot, once again began to shower them with a rain of arrows, as though a cloud were pouring down torrents of water upon two mountains. The verse underscores the relentless intensity of righteous combat: steadfast valor meets steadfast resistance, and the battlefield becomes a testing ground for resolve and duty.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethic of steadfastness in dharma-yuddha: even when facing revered opponents, a warrior committed to duty maintains unwavering effort. The simile of cloud and mountains frames endurance and resolve as central virtues amid conflict.
Sañjaya narrates that Bhīṣma, seeing Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna together on their chariot, renews his assault, releasing a dense barrage of arrows—likened to a cloud pouring rain upon two mountains.