Shloka 11
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 94: Sātyaki–Sudarśana Yuddha (सात्यकि–सुदर्शन युद्ध)
क्षरत्रिव महामेघो वारिधारा: सहस्रश: । द्रोणमेघ: पार्थशैलं ववर्ष शरवृष्टिभि:,जैसे महान् मेघ झलकी सहमसौरों धाराएँ बरसाता रहता है, उसी प्रकार द्रोणाचार्यरूपी मेघने अर्जुनरूपी पर्वतपर बाणोंकी वर्षा प्रारम्भ कर दी
kṣaratriva mahāmegho vāridhārāḥ sahasraśaḥ | droṇameghaḥ pārthaśailaṃ vavarṣa śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ ||
ಸಂಜಯನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಹೇಗೆ ಮಹಾಮೇಘವು ಸಾವಿರಾರು ಜಲಧಾರೆಗಳನ್ನು ನಿರಂತರವಾಗಿ ಸುರಿಸುತ್ತದೋ, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ದ್ರೋಣಮೇಘನು ಪರ್ವತಸಮಾನ ಪಾರ್ಥ ಅರ್ಜುನನ ಮೇಲೆ ಶರವೃಷ್ಟಿಯನ್ನು ಸುರಿಸಿದನು.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in dharmic warfare, duty and skill can manifest as overwhelming force. The simile of cloud and mountain frames combat as a natural, inexorable encounter—emphasizing steadiness (Arjuna as a mountain) and relentless exertion of one’s role (Droṇa as a rain-bearing cloud).
Sañjaya describes Droṇa launching an intense barrage of arrows at Arjuna. The attack is portrayed as a torrential rainstorm, conveying the scale and continuity of Droṇa’s assault and the gravity of the duel.