Shloka 4
अध्याय ९१ — शैनेयस्य गजानीकभेदनं जलसंधवधश्च
Chapter 91: Sātyaki breaks the elephant array and slays Jalasaṃdha
ततः सायकवर्षेण पर्जन्य इव वृष्टिमान् । परानवाकिरत् पार्थ: पर्वतानिव नीरद:,तदनन्तर अर्जुन बाणोंकी वर्षा करते हुए जल बरसानेवाले मेघके समान प्रतीत होने लगे। जैसे मेघ पानीकी वर्षा करके पर्वतोंको आच्छादित कर देता है, उसी प्रकार अर्जुनने अपनी बाण-वर्षसे शत्रुओंको ढक दिया
tataḥ sāyakavarṣeṇa parjanya iva vṛṣṭimān | parān avākirat pārthaḥ parvatān iva nīradaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Then Pārtha (Arjuna), pouring forth a rain of arrows, appeared like a rain-laden cloud. As a cloud, by its downpour, covers the mountains, so did Arjuna blanket the enemy ranks with his shower of shafts—an image of overwhelming martial force directed toward victory in a dharma-bound war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined, decisive action in a dharma-framed conflict: Arjuna’s force is portrayed as natural and inevitable like rainfall, suggesting that when duty is clear, execution should be steady, overwhelming, and without wavering.
Sañjaya describes Arjuna intensifying the battle by releasing a dense barrage of arrows, so thick that it seems to cover the opposing warriors, likened to a rain-cloud covering mountains with its downpour.