Shloka 4
Adhyāya 140: Rātriyuddhe Droṇa-prāpti-prayatnaḥ
Night engagement and the attempt to reach Droṇa
संजय उवाच कर्णभीमौ महाराज पराक्रान्तो महाबलौ । बाणवर्षाण्यसृजतां वृष्टिमन्ताविवाम्बुदौ,संजयने कहा--महाराज! जलकी वर्षा करनेवाले दो बादलोंके समान महाबली, महापराक्रमी कर्ण और भीमसेन परस्पर बाणोंकी वर्षा करने लगे
sañjaya uvāca: karṇa-bhīmau mahārāja parākrāntau mahābalau | bāṇa-varṣāṇy asṛjatāṁ vṛṣṭimantāv ivāmbudau ||
Sañjaya dit : «Ô Maharaja, Karṇa et Bhīma, tous deux d’une force immense et d’une vaillance farouche, se mirent à se couvrir mutuellement de volées de flèches, tels deux nuages gorgés de pluie déversant l’orage.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the intensity of kshatriya warfare and suggests an ethical reflection: when valor is fueled by enmity, it can become an indiscriminate storm of harm—powerful in form, yet morally perilous in consequence.
Sanjaya reports to the king that Karna and Bhima, both exceptionally strong and brave, are exchanging dense volleys of arrows, compared to two rain-clouds pouring down heavy rain.