Shloka 11
Droṇavadha-saṃniveśaḥ — The Convergence Toward Droṇa’s Fall
Book 7, Chapter 164
रथमण्डलमार्गेषु चरन्तावरिमर्दनौ । घोररूपौ हि तावास्तां वृष्टिमन्ताविवाम्बुदौ,रथ मण्डलके मार्गोंपर विचरते हुए वे दोनों शत्रुमर्दन वीर वर्षा करनेवाले दो बादलोंके समान भंयकर रूप धारण किये हुए थे
rathamaṇḍalamārgeṣu carantāv arimardanau | ghorarūpau hi tāv āstāṃ vṛṣṭimantāv ivāmbudau ||
サञ्जयは言った。「戦車の輪が描く円環の走路を巡りつつ進む、敵を砕くその二人の戦士は、まことに凄絶な相を呈していた。雨を孕んだ二つの嵐雲のように、破滅を降らせる力を重く宿して。これは、戦において武の力が解き放たれるとき、それが圧倒的な勢いとなって恐怖を呼び、ダルマの戦場を自制と義務の試練へと変えることを示している。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a storm-cloud simile to show how concentrated martial power can become an overwhelming, fear-inducing force. Ethically, it hints that war magnifies human capacities—courage and skill, but also terror and destruction—thereby testing whether duty (dharma) is carried out with discipline rather than mere ferocity.
Sañjaya describes two formidable warriors maneuvering their chariots in circular tracks on the battlefield. Their movement and appearance are portrayed as terrifying, comparable to two rain-heavy clouds poised to unleash a downpour—suggesting imminent, sweeping violence in the combat.