Shloka 17
Adhyāya 108 — Nimitta-darśana and Drona’s counsel amid Arjuna’s advance (निमित्तदर्शनं द्रोणोपदेशश्च)
प्रत्यघ्नंस्तरसा वेगं समरे हयसादिनाम् | उद्वृत्तस्य महाराज प्रावृट्कालेडतिपूर्यत:
pratyaghnan tarasā vegaṃ samare hayasādinām | udvṛttasya mahārāja prāvṛṭ-kāle 'ti-pūryataḥ
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ମହାରାଜ, ସେ ଯୁଦ୍ଧରେ ଅଶ୍ୱାରୋହୀମାନଙ୍କ ଧାଉଥିବା ବେଗକୁ ବଳପୂର୍ବକ ପ୍ରତିହତ କଲେ; ଏବଂ ନିଜେ ବର୍ଷାକାଳରେ ଅତିପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ହୋଇ ଉଦ୍ବୃତ୍ତ ପ୍ରବାହ ପରି ଅପରାଜେୟ ଭାବେ ଆଗେଇଗଲେ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a monsoon-flood simile to highlight how violence in war can swell beyond restraint; it implicitly cautions that unchecked momentum—whether of troops or passions—becomes dangerous and overwhelming, a concern central to dharmic reflection on warfare.
Sañjaya reports to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that a warrior on the battlefield forcefully halts the rushing advance of mounted fighters; the scene is likened to a rain-season surge, emphasizing the intensity and unstoppable pressure of the combat.