Shloka 31
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६६: तुमुलसंग्रामवर्णनम्
The Tumult of Battle Described
योधास्त्वदीया: शरवर्षैरवर्षन् मेघा यथा भूधरमम्बुवेगै: । तथापि त॑ धारयितुं न शेकु- मध्यन्दिने सूर्यमिवातपन्तम्
yodhās tvadīyāḥ śaravarṣair avarṣan meghā yathā bhūdharam ambuvegaiḥ | tathāpi taṃ dhārayituṃ na śekuḥ madhyandine sūryam ivātapantam ||
संजय म्हणाला—तुमच्या योद्ध्यांनी त्याच्यावर बाणांचा असा वर्षाव केला, जसा मेघ पर्वतावर वेगवान जलधारा ओततात. तरीही ते त्याला थोपवू शकले नाहीत; तो रणमध्यात दुपारच्या तप्त सूर्याप्रमाणे प्रज्वलित होऊन निर्बंधपणे संचार करीत होता.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness under overwhelming opposition: sheer quantity of force (arrow-showers) does not guarantee moral or strategic success when confronted by a resolute, capable warrior. It also reflects the epic’s emphasis on kṣatriya-dharma—courage and endurance amid danger—expressed through vivid natural similes.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava fighters unleash intense volleys of arrows at a single advancing hero (contextually Sātyaki), likened to clouds pouring torrents on a mountain; despite this, they cannot restrain him, for he presses on like the blazing midday sun.