Shloka 25
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६६: तुमुलसंग्रामवर्णनम्
The Tumult of Battle Described
महता रथघोषेण रथेनादित्यवर्चसा । छादयन् शरवर्षेण पर्जन्य इव वृष्टिमान्
mahatā rathaghoṣeṇa rathenādityavarcāsā | chādayan śaravarṣeṇa parjanya iva vṛṣṭimān |
संजय म्हणाला—सूर्यासारखा तेजस्वी, चाकांच्या महान् घोषाने निनादणाऱ्या विशाल रथावर आरूढ होऊन तो तेथे आला; वर्षा करणाऱ्या मेघाप्रमाणे बाणांच्या वर्षावाने सर्वत्र आच्छादन करीत होता।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily uses epic simile to portray irresistible martial energy: brilliance (sun-like radiance) and force (arrow-rain) can dominate the battlefield. In a dharma-war context, such power is ethically significant—strength is not merely spectacle but a decisive instrument whose use carries responsibility and consequence.
Sañjaya describes a warrior arriving on a huge chariot with a deep, resounding wheel-noise, shining like the sun, and blanketing the field with a dense volley of arrows, compared to a rain-cloud pouring down.