Shloka 25
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६६: तुमुलसंग्रामवर्णनम्
The Tumult of Battle Described
महता रथघोषेण रथेनादित्यवर्चसा । छादयन् शरवर्षेण पर्जन्य इव वृष्टिमान्,वे सूर्यके समान तेजस्वी तथा पहियोंके गम्भीर घोषसे युक्त विशाल रथपर आरूढ़ हो बरसते हुए मेघके समान बाणोंकी वर्षासे सबको आच्छादित करते हुए वहाँ आये थे
mahatā rathaghoṣeṇa rathenādityavarcāsā | chādayan śaravarṣeṇa parjanya iva vṛṣṭimān |
サンジャヤは言った――車輪が重々しく轟く巨大な戦車に乗り、太陽のごとく輝いて彼はそこへ来た。雨雲が降らすように矢の雨を放ち、あたり一面を覆い尽くしながら。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily uses epic simile to portray irresistible martial energy: brilliance (sun-like radiance) and force (arrow-rain) can dominate the battlefield. In a dharma-war context, such power is ethically significant—strength is not merely spectacle but a decisive instrument whose use carries responsibility and consequence.
Sañjaya describes a warrior arriving on a huge chariot with a deep, resounding wheel-noise, shining like the sun, and blanketing the field with a dense volley of arrows, compared to a rain-cloud pouring down.