Shloka 2
Śalya-hatānantarāṇi: Madrarāja-padānugānāṃ praskandana and the Pandava counter-encirclement (शल्यहतानन्तराणि—मद्रराजपदानुगानां प्रस्कन्दनम्)
ततः स शरवर्षेण पर्जन्य इव वृष्टिमान् । अभ्यवर्षदमेयात्मा क्षत्रियान् क्षत्रियर्षभ:,तत्पश्चात् अमेय आत्मबलसे सम्पन्न क्षत्रियशिरोमणि शल्य वर्षा करनेवाले मेघके समान क्षत्रियवीरोंपर बाणोंकी वृष्टि करने लगे
tataḥ sa śaravarṣeṇa parjanya iva vṛṣṭimān | abhyavarṣad ameyātmā kṣatriyān kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ ||
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—അതിനുശേഷം അളവറ്റ ആത്മബലമുള്ള ക്ഷത്രിയശ്രേഷ്ഠനായ ശല്യൻ, മഴ പെയ്യിക്കുന്ന മേഘംപോലെ, ക്ഷത്രിയ വീരന്മാരുടെ മേൽ അമ്പുകളുടെ വൃഷ്ടി പെയ്യിച്ചു।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ideal of kṣatriya prowess—unyielding courage and effectiveness in battle—while implicitly situating such violence within the framework of kṣatriya-dharma (the warrior’s duty), where action is driven by role-bound obligation rather than personal whim.
Sanjaya describes a leading warrior unleashing an intense barrage of arrows on opposing kṣatriyas, compared to a rain-cloud pouring down rain—an image emphasizing overwhelming force and the escalating ferocity of the fight.