Shloka 576
द्रोणकर्णयोः निशि संप्रहारः — Night Engagement with Droṇa and Karṇa
सिषिचुर्मार्गणैस्ती&णैर्गिरिं मेघा इवाम्बुभि: । जैसे बादल पर्वतशिखरपर अपने जलकी बूँदोंसे आघात करते हैं, उसी प्रकार वे कौरव-महारथी धनुष हिलाते तथा अर्जुनके सामने गर्जना करते हुए उनपर तीखे बाणोंकी वर्षा करने लगे
siṣicur mārgaṇais tīkṣṇair giriṃ meghā ivāmbubhiḥ |
Sañjaya said: Like clouds striking a mountain-peak with torrents of rain, the Kaurava great chariot-warriors, shaking their bows and roaring in Arjuna’s face, began to shower him with sharp arrows. The image underscores how collective force and martial pride can be turned into a single, overwhelming assault in the heat of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in war, coordinated aggression and pride can become a deluge that tests a warrior’s steadiness; it implicitly contrasts noisy intimidation with the need for inner composure and disciplined skill in fulfilling kṣatriya-duty.
Sañjaya describes Kaurava elite warriors collectively attacking Arjuna, roaring and brandishing their bows while raining sharp arrows upon him, compared to clouds pelting a mountain with heavy rain.