Shloka 6
तत्रास्त्रसंघातसमावृतं तदा बभूव राजंस्तुमुलं सम सर्वतः । तत् कर्णपार्थो शरवृष्टिसंघै- निरिन्तरं चक्रतुरम्बरं तदा
tatrāstrasaṅghātasamāvṛtaṃ tadā babhūva rājan tumulaṃ samaṃ sarvataḥ | tat karṇapārtho śaravṛṣṭisaṅghair nirantaraṃ cakratur ambaram tadā ||
Sanjaya said: Then, O King, the whole region became shrouded in masses of missiles, appearing uniformly dreadful on every side. At that time Karna and Arjuna, with unbroken torrents of arrows, made the sky continuously packed and filled.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the overwhelming, dehumanizing scale of war: when great warriors unleash continuous weaponry, the world itself seems covered and terrifying. Implicitly, it invites reflection on the ethical gravity of conflict—valor and duty operate within a scene that also manifests fear, destruction, and the heavy consequences of rivalry and destiny.
Sañjaya describes to the king how the battlefield becomes enveloped by masses of missiles. Karṇa and Arjuna engage in an intense exchange, releasing uninterrupted showers of arrows that fill the sky on all sides, making the entire area appear uniformly dreadful.