Shloka 47
Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana
तयोर्विसृजतोस्तत्र शरजालानि मारिष
tayor visṛjatostatra śarajālāni māriṣa
Sañjaya dit : «Ô vénérable, tandis que ces deux guerriers, là-bas, ne cessaient de lancer leurs traits, des volées de flèches s’étendaient comme des filets, emplissant l’aire du combat d’une épaisseur serrée.»
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the overwhelming intensity of war: when skilled fighters unleash weapons without restraint, violence multiplies and engulfs the field like a net—an implicit reminder of the destructive momentum of conflict.
Sañjaya describes a duel in which two combatants are continuously shooting, producing dense, interlacing volleys of arrows that cover the battlefield.