Shloka 41
ब्राह्मणपूजा-राजधर्मः | Royal Duty of Honoring Learned Brahmins
शस्त्रैश्न विविधाकारै रथौचैश्व युधिष्ठिर । अभ्यवर्षन्त राजानं हिमवन्तमिवाम्बुदा:
śastraiś ca vividhākāraiḥ rathaughaiś ca yudhiṣṭhira | abhyavarṣanta rājānaṃ himavantam ivāmbudāḥ ||
Wahai Yudhiṣṭhira, sebagaimana awan menurunkan hujan di atas Himavān, demikianlah mereka mengguyur sang raja dengan senjata beraneka rupa dan gelombang kereta perang.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how violence in war can become overwhelming like a force of nature; ethically, it frames the battlefield as a test of steadiness and righteous conduct amid chaos, a recurring concern in Bhīṣma’s instruction to Yudhiṣṭhira.
Bhīṣma describes attackers advancing with many chariots and showering the king with diverse weapons, comparing the barrage of missiles to rain-clouds pouring on the Himalaya.