Shloka 25
कर्णपर्व — चतुर्दशोऽध्यायः
Arjuna’s Suppression of the Saṃśaptakas; Kṛṣṇa’s Strategic Admonition; Battlefield Inventory
बाणसड्घैर्वृतं घोरमाकाशं समपद्यत
bāṇa-saṅghair vṛtaṃ ghoraṃ ākāśaṃ samapadyata
Sañjaya berkata: Langit menjadi pemandangan yang menggerunkan, dipenuhi dan diselubungi sepenuhnya oleh gugusan anak panah—gambaran keganasan perang yang melimpah, ketika tekad manusia menjadikan langit sendiri medan bahaya.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the dehumanizing scale of war: when conflict escalates, even the natural order (the sky) is metaphorically overwhelmed. It implicitly cautions that unchecked martial fury eclipses clarity and compassion, turning the world into an arena of fear.
Sañjaya describes the intensity of the battle: volleys of arrows are so dense that the sky appears covered and terrifying, conveying the ferocity of the ongoing combat in the Karṇa Parva.