Shloka 19
भीष्मपातने कर्णविलापः | Karṇa’s Lament upon Seeing Bhīṣma Fallen
यथा वायुर्नरव्यात्र तथा कृष्णो न संशय: । 'पुरुषसिंह! जैसी प्रज्वलित अग्नि होती है, वैसे ही कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुन हैं--इसमें संशय नहीं है और जैसी वायु होती है, वैसे ही श्रीकृष्ण हैं, इसमें भी संशय नहीं है ।। १८ ई || नदत: पाउ्चजन्यस्य रसतो गाण्डिवस्य च
yathā vāyur naravyātra tathā kṛṣṇo na saṁśayaḥ |
ହେ ନରବ୍ୟାଘ୍ର! ଯେପରି ପ୍ରଜ୍ୱଳିତ ଅଗ୍ନି, ସେପରି ପାର୍ଥ (ଅର୍ଜୁନ)—ସନ୍ଦେହ ନାହିଁ; ଯେପରି ବାୟୁ, ସେପରି ଶ୍ରୀକୃଷ୍ଣ—ଏଥିରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସନ୍ଦେହ ନାହିଁ। ପାଞ୍ଚଜନ୍ୟର ନାଦ ଓ ଗାଣ୍ଡୀବର ଟଙ୍କାର ସହ…
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the complementarity of power and guidance: Kṛṣṇa is likened to wind—an unseen but decisive force that drives outcomes—implying that righteous direction and strategic intelligence are as crucial as martial strength in a dharmic conflict.
Sañjaya, narrating the battle to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, characterizes the key figures on the Pāṇḍava side. Here he asserts with certainty that Kṛṣṇa’s role is like the wind—propelling and shaping events—within the unfolding combat scene.