Shloka 22
कर्णार्जुनयुद्ध-प्रवृत्तिः
Renewal of the Karṇa–Arjuna Engagement at Day’s End
तैश्छाद्यमानं नकुलं दिवाकरमिवाम्बुदै: । परिपेतु: सुसंरब्धा: पाण्डुपाज्चालसोमका:,बादलोंसे ढके हुए सूर्यके समान नकुलको उनके द्वारा आच्छादित होते देख क्रोधमें भरे हुए पाण्डव, पांचाल और सोमक योद्धा तुरंत उन म्लेच्छोंपर टूट पड़े इति श्रीमहाभारते कर्णपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धे द्वाविशो5ध्याय:
sañjaya uvāca | taiś chādyamānaṃ nakulaṃ divākaram ivāmbudaiḥ | paripetuḥ susaṃrabdhāḥ pāṇḍupāñcālasomakāḥ ||
Sanjaya said: Seeing Nakula being covered over by them—like the sun veiled by clouds—the warriors of the Pāṇḍavas, the Pāñcālas, and the Somakas, inflamed with wrath, immediately surged forward and fell upon those foreign fighters.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the warrior-ethic of solidarity: when a comrade is overwhelmed, allies are expected to respond swiftly. It also shows how perception in battle—seeing one’s side ‘eclipsed’—can transform emotion into immediate collective action.
Nakula is being surrounded/covered by opposing fighters. Witnessing this, the Pāṇḍava, Pāñcāla, and Somaka warriors, enraged, rush in at once and attack those opponents to relieve him.