Shloka 16
कर्णपर्व — चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः
Arjuna’s Suppression of the Saṃśaptakas; Kṛṣṇa’s Strategic Admonition; Battlefield Inventory
चकाशेते मुहूर्तेन ततस्तावप्यरिंदमौ । विमुक्तावभ्रजालेन अज्भञारकबुधाविव
sañjaya uvāca |
cakāśete muhūrtena tatastāv apy ariṃdamau |
vimuktāv abhra-jālena maṅgala-budhāv iva ||
संजय बोले—तब थोड़ी ही देर में वे दोनों शत्रुदमन वीर, एक-दूसरे के बाणों को रोककर और निष्फल करके, वैसे ही फिर चमक उठे जैसे मेघ-जाल से मुक्त हुए मंगल और बुध ग्रह।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness and mastery under pressure: even when battle’s ‘clouds’ obscure clarity, disciplined warriors can regain brilliance by neutralizing threats rather than being overwhelmed by them.
Sañjaya describes two opposing heroes who, after a brief interval, reappear radiant on the battlefield, having checked and destroyed each other’s incoming arrows—likened to Mars and Mercury becoming visible when clouds disperse.