Shloka 11
त॑ वासवमिवायान्तं भूरिवर्ष शरौघधिणम् | राजंस्तावकसैन्यानां नोग्रं कश्चिदवारयत्,राजन! इसके बाद वे इन्द्रके समान बाण-समूहोंकी भारी वर्षा करते हुए जब आपकी सेनापर आक्रमण करने लगे, उस समय आपके सैनिकोंमेंसे कोई भी उन उमग्ररूपधारी अर्जुनको रोक न सका
taṁ vāsavam ivāyāntaṁ bhūrivarṣa-śaraugha-dhiṇam | rājan tāvaka-sainyānāṁ na ugraṁ kaścid avārayat ||
Sañjaya said: “O King, when he advanced like Vāsava (Indra), pouring down a dense rain of volleys of arrows and launching his assault upon your army, not a single one among your troops could check that fierce Arjuna.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the overwhelming force of a divinely-comparable warrior in righteous battle: when skill, resolve, and momentum converge, ordinary resistance collapses—highlighting the limits of mere numbers against concentrated prowess and purpose.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that Arjuna advances upon the Kaurava forces like Indra, showering dense volleys of arrows; the Kaurava soldiers are unable to restrain or halt him.