Shloka 55
तत: क्षणेन क्षितिपा: क्षतजप्रतिमेक्षणा: । कर्ण ववर्षुर्बाणौचैर्यथा मेघा महीधरम्
tataḥ kṣaṇena kṣitipāḥ kṣatajapratimekṣaṇāḥ | karṇaṁ vavarṣur bāṇaughair yathā meghā mahīdharam ||
Sañjaya berkata: Kemudian, dalam sekelip mata, para raja—yang matanya merah seperti darah kerana amarah—mencurahkan hujan anak panah ke atas Karṇa, laksana awan pembawa hujan menurahkan air ke atas gunung.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how wrath can rapidly intensify conflict: many rulers, driven by anger, unite to unleash disproportionate force. It implicitly cautions that krodha in war eclipses restraint and turns combat into a storm of violence.
Sañjaya describes the Panchala-aligned kings, their eyes reddened with rage, suddenly showering Karṇa with dense volleys of arrows—likened to clouds raining upon a mountain.