Shloka 20
शस्त्राकृतिभिराकीर्णमतीव पुरुषर्षभ । दृष्टवान्तरिक्षमाविग्ना: पाण्डुपाउ्चालसृज्जया:,पुरुषश्रेष्ठ] उस समय आकाशको विभिन्न शस्त्रोंक आकारवाले पदार्थोंसे अत्यन्त व्याप्त हुआ-सा देख पाण्डव, पांचाल और सूंजय योद्धा उद्विग्न हो उठे
sañjaya uvāca | śastrākṛtibhir ākīrṇam atīva puruṣarṣabha | dṛṣṭvāntarikṣam āvignāḥ pāṇḍu-pāñcāla-sṛñjayāḥ ||
サञ्जयは語った。人中の雄よ、パーンダヴァ、パーンチャーラ、そしてスリンジャヤの将兵が、天がまるで武器の形をしたものどもで隙間なく満ちているかのように見たとき、彼らは不安に震えた。天すら武器に満たされるかに見えるのは、戦の道義的恐怖の徴である――恐れは軍の中だけでなく世界そのものに広がり、暴力が自然の秩序さえ呑み込むかのようであった。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how war’s violence generates dread that spreads beyond the battlefield: when even the sky seems filled with weapon-forms, it symbolizes a world overwhelmed by conflict, warning of the ethical and psychological cost of unchecked aggression.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāṇḍavas and their allies (Pāñcālas and Sṛñjayas) see the atmosphere crowded with weapon-like forms, and this sight makes them alarmed and uneasy—suggesting a terrifying display or ominous sign amid the fighting.