Shloka 21
भीमसेनस्य गदायुद्ध-प्रभावः
The Battlefield Impact of Bhīmasena’s Mace Combat
कुरूणां चानयस्तीव्र: समदृश्यत दारुण:
sañjaya uvāca | kurūṇāṃ cānayas tīvraḥ samadṛśyata dāruṇaḥ |
Sañjaya said: A fierce and dreadful consequence of the Kuru side’s wrongdoing became plainly visible. As the crested Arjuna’s volleys of weapons spread everywhere and covered all, the sky, the quarters, the earth, and even the sun could no longer be clearly perceived.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Adharma (unjust conduct) is not merely a moral fault but a causal force whose results become unavoidable and visible in time; the narrative frames the Kauravas’ suffering as the ripening of their wrongdoing, revealed through the overwhelming counter-force they face.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna’s dense volleys of weapons fill the battlefield so completely that the sky, directions, earth, and even the sun seem obscured; this overwhelming spectacle is presented as the dreadful, tangible outcome of the Kaurava side’s unjust actions.