Shloka 25
भीष्मस्य शरवर्षः — Bhīṣma’s Arrow-Storm and Kṛṣṇa’s Impulse to Intervene
रुधिरेण समुन्मिश्रमस्थिवर्ष तथैव च । रुदतां वाहनानां च नेत्रेभ्य: प्रापतज्जलम्
rudhireṇa samunmiśram asthivarṣa tathaiva ca | rudatāṁ vāhanānāṁ ca netrebhyaḥ prāpatat jalam, mahārāja |
Sañjaya dijo: «Oh gran rey, cayó una lluvia de huesos mezclados con sangre; y de los ojos de los corceles y otras monturas que lloraban, se derramaron lágrimas».
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the moral warning that when conflict is driven by adharma, the world itself seems to signal catastrophe: suffering spreads beyond warriors to animals and the environment, foreshadowing the ethical cost of war.
Sañjaya reports terrifying portents to Dhṛtarāṣṭra: a shower of bones mixed with blood and the tears of crying mounts—signs that immense destruction and sorrow are imminent on the battlefield.