Shloka 50
Droṇa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna-yuddha (द्रोण-धृष्टद्युम्न-युद्धम्) — Tactical duel and allied interventions
विराटो भगदत्तं तु शरवर्षेण भारत । अभ्यवर्षत् सुसंक्रुद्धो मेघो वृष्ट्या इवाचलम्,भारत! विराटने अत्यन्त कुपित होकर भगदत्तपर अपने बाणोंकी वर्षा आरम्भ कर दी, मानो मेघ पर्वतपर जलकी बूँदें बरसा रहा हो
sañjaya uvāca |
virāṭo bhagadattaṃ tu śaravarṣeṇa bhārata |
abhyavarṣat susaṃkruddho megho vṛṣṭyā ivācalam ||
Sañjaya berkata: Wahai Bhārata, Virāṭa yang menyala dengan amarah menurunkan hujan anak panah ke atas Bhagadatta—seperti awan mencurahkan hujan ke atas gunung. Kemarahan itu hadir, namun terzahir melalui tindakan perang yang berdisiplin, ketika para pahlawan menunaikan dharma mereka di medan laga.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a battlefield ideal: even when anger arises, a warrior’s response is expected to remain within the disciplined performance of kṣatriya-duty—courage, steadiness, and effective action—rather than uncontrolled cruelty or panic.
Sañjaya reports that King Virāṭa, furious, launches a sustained barrage of arrows at Bhagadatta, described through a vivid simile: a cloud raining upon a mountain.