Shloka 21
यथा सविद्युतो मेघा नदन्तो जलदागमे । तथा रेजुर्महाराज मिश्रिता रणमूर्थनि,महाराज! जैसे वर्षाकालमें गर्जते हुए विद्युत्सहित मेघ सुशोभित होते हैं, उसी प्रकार युद्धके मुहानेपर परस्पर मिले हुए वे घोड़े शोभा पाते थे
yathā savidyuto meghā nadanto jaladāgame | tathā rejur mahārāja miśritā raṇamūrdhani ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Wahai Raja, sebagaimana awan yang menggelegar, berkilat oleh petir, tampak cemerlang saat datangnya hujan, demikian pula kuda-kuda itu—bercampur di garis terdepan pertempuran—tampak gemilang.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily offers poetic narration rather than direct moral instruction, yet it implicitly underscores how war’s spectacle can resemble nature’s awe-inspiring power—beautiful and fearsome at once—inviting reflection on the grave, charged atmosphere that precedes violence.
Sañjaya describes the battle-front to Dhṛtarāṣṭra: horses clustered together at the mouth/forefront of combat look resplendent, compared to thunderclouds lit by lightning at the onset of the rains.