Shloka 14
Sātyaki-praveśaḥ and Duryodhana-saṃnipātaḥ
Sātyaki’s passage and Duryodhana’s mass engagement
मेघाविवातपापाये धाराभिरितरेतरम् । न सम सूर्यस्तदा भाति न ववौ च समीरण:,जैसे वर्षाकालमें दो मेघ एक-दूसरेपर जलकी धाराएँ गिराते हों, उसी प्रकार वे परस्पर बाण-वर्षा कर रहे थे। उस समय न तो सूर्यका पता चलता था और न हवा ही चलती थी
meghāv ivātapāpāye dhārābhir itaretaram | na sama sūryas tadā bhāti na vavau ca samīraṇaḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。雨季に二つの雲が互いに水の筋を注ぎ合うように、彼らは矢の雨を投げ交わした。その時、太陽は見えず、風さえ止んだかのようであった。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how unchecked martial fury can overwhelm even the perceived stability of the natural world: the battlefield becomes a man-made storm that obscures light and stills air, suggesting an ethical warning about violence eclipsing order (ṛta) and clarity.
Sañjaya reports an intense exchange of arrows between opposing fighters, likening it to two rain-clouds pouring torrents on each other; the arrow-storm is so thick that the sun cannot be seen and the wind seems not to blow.