Shloka 473
Adhyāya 141 — Night duels: Śaineya and Bhūriśravas; Droṇi and Ghaṭotkaca; Bhīma and Duryodhana
वायुभूतान्यदृश्यन्त संसक्तानीतरेतरम् । माननीय नरेश! उन दोनोंके छोड़े हुए बाणसमूह वहाँ परस्पर सटकर अत्यन्त वेगके कारण वायुस्वरूप दिखायी देते थे
vāyubhūtāny adṛśyanta saṃsaktānītaretaram | mānanīya nareśa! ubhayos tyaktāḥ bāṇasaṃghāḥ tatra parasparaṃ saṭitāḥ atyantavegakāraṇād vāyusvarūpā iva dṛśyante sma |
Sañjaya dit : « Ô roi vénérable, les volées de flèches lancées là par les deux guerriers s’entrechoquèrent et s’agrippèrent l’une à l’autre si serrées que, portées par leur vitesse extrême, elles semblaient être le vent lui-même. »
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily heightens the battle’s intensity through imagery: when violence accelerates beyond ordinary perception, it becomes indistinguishable—suggesting how war can overwhelm discernment and turn human action into a force of nature.
Sañjaya describes two opposing warriors exchanging such rapid, dense volleys of arrows that the arrows seem to merge and appear wind-like due to their speed and mutual contact.