Shloka 18
कर्णपर्व — चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः
Arjuna’s Suppression of the Saṃśaptakas; Kṛṣṇa’s Strategic Admonition; Battlefield Inventory
किरन् शरशतैरुग्रैर्धाराभिरिव पर्वतम् । न तु तन्ममृषे भीम: शत्रोर्विजयलक्षणम्
kiran śaraśatair ugrair dhārābhir iva parvatam | na tu tan mamṛṣe bhīmaḥ śatror vijayalakṣaṇam ||
Sañjaya berkata: Mencurahkan ratusan anak panah yang garang bagaikan curahan hujan ke atas gunung, namun Bhīma tidak dapat menahan tanda kemenangan musuh itu.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya value of refusing to accept an opponent’s ascendancy: Bhīma’s intolerance of the enemy’s “mark of victory” reflects a warrior’s commitment to honor, resistance, and unyielding effort even amid overwhelming missile-exchange.
Sañjaya describes a battlefield moment where Bhīma showers fierce arrows in great numbers—likened to rain-torrents striking a mountain—yet emotionally and strategically he cannot bear seeing any indication that the enemy is gaining the upper hand.