Shloka 3
बलाहकेनेव महाबलाहको यदृच्छया वा गिरिणा यथा गिरि: । तथा धनुर्ज्यातलनेमिनिस्वनै: समीयतुस्ताविषुवर्षवर्षिणौ
balāhakeneva mahābalāhako yadṛcchayā vā giriṇā yathā giriḥ | tathā dhanurjyātalaneminisvanaiḥ samīyatus tāv iṣuvarṣavarṣiṇau ||
Dijo Sañjaya: Como una nube poderosa se encuentra con otra nube, o como una montaña, por giro del destino, se precipita a chocar con otra, así aquellos dos héroes—derramando lluvias de flechas—avanzaron para enfrentarse entre el grave sonido de las cuerdas de los arcos, los golpes de las palmas y el retumbar de las ruedas de los carros.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the impersonal force of fate and circumstance in war: the clash of great warriors is portrayed like natural phenomena (clouds, mountains), suggesting an overwhelming momentum that can eclipse individual intention—an ethical reminder of war’s gravity and inevitability once dharma has broken down into armed conflict.
Sañjaya describes two opposing heroes moving toward each other for a direct engagement, both releasing continuous volleys of arrows. The battlefield is filled with the resonant sounds of bowstrings, hands, and chariot wheels as they close in to fight.