Shloka 4
भीष्मपर्व — अध्याय ६२: वासुदेवमहात्म्यप्रशंसा (देव–ब्रह्मसंवादः)
Devanagari script
शस्त्राणामथ तां वृष्टिं शलभानामिवायतिम्,!' |! [क् ढ हर 72000 . पा ह थे फ्ओ प है जा] '
Transliteration
śastrāṇām atha tāṁ vṛṣṭiṁ śalabhānām ivāyatim
Translation
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ତାପରେ ଅସ୍ତ୍ର-ଶସ୍ତ୍ରର ଘନ ଓ ଦୂରବ୍ୟାପୀ ବର୍ଷା ଉଠିଲା; ଯେନେ ଟିଡ଼ିପୋକର ବିଶାଳ ଝୁଣ୍ଡ।
Word by Word
शस्त्राणाम्of weapons
शस्त्राणाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशस्त्र
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
अथthen/now
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
ताम्that (her/that)
ताम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
वृष्टिम्shower/rain (downpour)
वृष्टिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृष्टि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
शलभानाम्of locusts/grasshoppers
शलभानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशलभ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
इवlike/as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
आयतिम्approach/advance; onset; coming
आयतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआयति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaW
weapons (śastra)L
locusts (śalabha)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse uses a simile to show how violence escalates: once combat begins, weapons fall in overwhelming numbers, suggesting the ethical danger of war’s momentum—individual intent is quickly overtaken by collective destruction.
Sañjaya narrates the battle scene to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, describing an intense barrage of weapons that spreads widely, compared to a massive swarm of locusts.