Shloka 11
आत्मदोष-उपदेशः तथा भीम-धृष्टद्युम्नयोः संयोगः
Self-Causation Counsel and the Bhīma–Dhṛṣṭadyumna Convergence
रजोमेघैश्व तुमुलै: शस्त्रविद्युत्प्रकाशिभि: । आयुधानां च निर्घोष: स्तनयिन्तुसमो5भवत्,धूलके भयंकर बादल छा रहे थे। उनमें अस्त्र-शस्त्ररूपी विद्युतके प्रकाश देखे जाते थे। धनुष आदि आयुधोंका जो गम्भीर घोष होता था, वह मेघगर्जनाके समान प्रतीत होता था
rajo-meghaiś ca tumulaiḥ śastra-vidyut-prakāśibhiḥ | āyudhānāṃ ca nirghoṣaḥ stanayitnu-samo 'bhavat ||
Sañjaya said: Dense clouds of dust rose up, terrible to behold, flashing as though lit by lightning—like weapons gleaming in the storm. And the deep, rolling roar of bows and other arms sounded like the thunder of rain-clouds, as the battle’s violence swelled and obscured all clarity.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how war overwhelms perception and judgment: dust blinds like clouds, weapon-flashes mimic lightning, and the din becomes thunder. Ethically, it hints at the dehumanizing scale of conflict—where clarity (viveka) is lost amid noise, speed, and fear—inviting reflection on the cost of adharma-driven violence.
Sañjaya describes the Kurukṣetra battlefield as combat intensifies: dust rises in thick masses, the gleam of weapons appears like lightning within storm-clouds, and the booming sounds of bows and arms resemble thunder, conveying the terrifying atmosphere of the clash.