Shloka 2
खाण्डवं च वन सर्व पाण्डवो बहुभि: शरै: । आच्छादयदमेयात्मा नीहारेणेव चन्द्रमा:,अमित आत्मबलसे सम्पन्न पाण्डव अर्जुनने बहुत-से बाणोंकी वर्षा करके सारे खाण्डववनको ढँक दिया, जैसे कुहरा चन्द्रमाको ढक देता है
Vaiśampāyana uvāca |
Khāṇḍavaṃ ca vanaṃ sarvaṃ pāṇḍavo bahubhiḥ śaraiḥ |
Ācchādayad ameyātmā nīhāreṇeva candramāḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。ついでパーンダヴァ――量り知れぬ気魄のアルジュナは――無数の矢を濃く降らせ、カーンダヴァの森全体を覆い尽くした。さながら霧が月を隠すように。これは武の熟達を示すのみならず、逃げ道を封じて行為を不可逆とする力の行使が負う、重い倫理の影をも浮かび上がらせる。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how overwhelming force can decisively shape outcomes; ethically, it invites reflection on the responsibility that accompanies extraordinary power—especially when actions prevent escape and intensify harm.
Arjuna, described as of immeasurable prowess, releases a massive volley of arrows that blankets the whole Khāṇḍava forest, likened to fog covering the moon—signaling a complete martial enclosure of the scene.