Shloka 29
मारुतेनेव महता मेघानीकं व्यदीर्यत । प्रकाल्यमानं तत् सैन्यं नाशकत् प्रतिवीक्षितुम्,जैसे बड़े वेगसे उठी हुई वायु बादलोंके समूहको छिन्न-भिन्न कर देती है, उसी प्रकार दुर्मीषणकी सेनाका व्यूह टूट गया और वह अर्जुनके खदेड़नेपर इस प्रकार जोर-जोरसे भागने लगी कि उसे पीछे फिरकर देखनेका भी साहस न हुआ
māruteneva mahatā meghānīkaṃ vyadīryata | prakālyamānaṃ tat sainyaṃ nāśakat prativīkṣitum ||
Sañjaya said: As a mighty wind rends a mass of clouds, so that battle-array was torn apart. Driven hard and scattered in flight, the army could not even muster the courage to turn back and look behind.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how overwhelming force and relentless pursuit can shatter even an organized formation; ethically, it underscores the psychological collapse that follows when courage and cohesion fail in war.
Sañjaya describes a battle moment where a military formation breaks apart like clouds torn by a strong wind, and the routed troops flee so desperately that they cannot even turn back to look.