Shloka 15
Arjuna’s Himalayan Departure and the Commencement of Severe Tapas
Janamejaya’s Inquiry; Sages Approach Śiva
यथाशनेविंनिर्घोषो वज्रस्येव च पर्वते । तथा तयो: संनिपात: शरयोरभवत् तदा,जैसे पर्वतपर बिजलीकी गड़गड़ाहट और वज्रपातका भयंकर शब्द होता है, उसी प्रकार उन दोनों बाणोंके आघातका शब्द हुआ
yathāśanevinirghoṣo vajrasyeva ca parvate | tathā tayoḥ sannipātaḥ śarayor abhavat tadā ||
Vaiśampāyana dijo: «Así como el trueno de los relámpagos y el golpe estrepitoso del vajra retumban sobre una montaña, así también, en aquel instante, se alzó un sonido terrible por el choque de las flechas de los dos guerreros».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily heightens the ethical and emotional gravity of combat by likening human conflict to overwhelming natural forces; it underscores how martial encounters, driven by resolve and skill, can become as fearsome and consequential as lightning and the thunderbolt.
A fierce exchange is underway: the arrows of two opposing fighters meet mid-course or strike together, producing a terrifying, mountain-like reverberation—an image used to convey the power and intensity of their confrontation.