Shloka 61
ते घोषिण: पाण्डवमभ्युपेयु: पर्जन्यमुक्ता इव वारिधारा: । ततः स कृष्णं च किरीटिनं च वृकोदरं चाप्रतिमप्रभाव:
te ghoṣiṇaḥ pāṇḍavam abhyupeyuḥ parjanyamuktā iva vāridhārāḥ | tataḥ sa kṛṣṇaṃ ca kirīṭinaṃ ca vṛkodaraṃ cāpratimaprabhāvaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: With a thunderous roar they surged toward the son of Pāṇḍu, like torrents of rain released from a rain-cloud. Then that warrior of incomparable might advanced against Kṛṣṇa, the diadem-crowned Arjuna, and Vṛkodara (Bhīma), driving the battle onward with relentless assault, where valor and resolve are tested beneath the moral weight of fratricidal war.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights the irresistible momentum of collective aggression in war—likened to cloud-released torrents—reminding the reader that martial power, though impressive, unfolds within a larger ethical tragedy where kin fight kin and choices carry moral consequence.
Sañjaya describes warriors roaring and rushing toward the Pāṇḍava, and then a warrior of unmatched might advancing to confront Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna (Kirīṭin), and Bhīma (Vṛkodara) on the battlefield.