Shloka 17
अभिमन्यु–अलम्बुसयुद्धम् / The Duel of Abhimanyu and Alambusa
with Arjuna’s approach to Bhīṣma
भूयश्वैनं महाबाहु: शरै: शीघ्रमवाकिरत् । पर्वतं वारिधाराभि: प्रावषीव बलाहक:ः,साथ ही उन महाबाहुने उनके ऊपर शीघ्रतापूर्वक बाणोंकी वर्षा आरम्भ कर दी, मानो वर्षाऋतुमें मेघ पर्वत-शिखरपर जलकी धारा गिरा रहा हो
bhūyaś cainaṃ mahābāhuḥ śaraiḥ śīghram avākirat | parvataṃ vāridhārābhiḥ prāvṛṣīva balāhakaḥ ||
Dijo Sañjaya: Y de nuevo el guerrero de brazos poderosos lo cubrió velozmente con una lluvia de flechas, como una nube de monzón que derrama torrentes de agua sobre la cima de una montaña. La imagen subraya el impulso implacable de la batalla—fuerza contra fuerza—donde la destreza se manifiesta mediante una disciplina marcial, no por mera furia.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights controlled, skillful exertion in a righteous contest: power is portrayed as disciplined capability (swift, sustained archery) rather than uncontrolled fury, using a natural simile to frame martial action as orderly and overwhelming.
Sañjaya describes a warrior repeatedly and rapidly showering his opponent with arrows, comparing the arrow-storm to monsoon clouds pouring water on a mountain—an image of continuous, heavy assault in the battlefield.