Shloka 6
प्रभूतपद्मोत्पलमत्स्यकच्छपौ महाह्दौ पक्षिगणैरिवावृतौ । सुसंनिकृष्टावनिलोद्धतौ यथा तथा रथौ तौ ध्वजिनौ समीयतु:
sañjaya uvāca |
prabhūtapadmotpala-matsya-kacchapau mahāhradāv pakṣigaṇair ivāvṛtau |
susaṃnikṛṣṭāv aniloddhatau yathā tathā rathau tau dhvajinau samīyatuḥ ||
ସଞ୍ଜୟ କହିଲେ—ଯେପରି ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ନିକଟରେ ଥିବା ଦୁଇଟି ବିଶାଳ ହ୍ରଦ, ଯେଉଁଥିରେ ପ୍ରଚୁର ପଦ୍ମ-ଉତ୍ପଳ ଫୁଟିଥାଏ, ମାଛ ଓ କଚ୍ଛପ ଭରିଥାଏ, ପକ୍ଷୀଦଳ ଢାକିଦେଇଥିବା ପରି ଲାଗେ—ବାୟୁରେ ଉଦ୍ବେଳିତ ହୋଇ ଉଛଳି ପରସ୍ପର ମିଶିଯାଏ; ସେପରି ଧ୍ୱଜଶୋଭିତ ସେଇ ଦୁଇ ରଥ ଯୁଦ୍ଧସଙ୍କୁଳରେ ପରସ୍ପରକୁ ଧକ୍କା ଦେଇ ମିଶିଗଲେ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse offers no direct moral injunction; its ethical resonance lies in portraying battle as a powerful, almost natural force. By likening the warriors’ chariots to wind-driven lakes, it suggests how violence, once unleashed, gathers momentum beyond easy restraint—inviting reflection on responsibility and the grave consequences of choosing war.
Sañjaya describes two opposing, bannered chariots rushing together and colliding. He heightens the scene with a vivid simile: two nearby, life-filled lakes, stirred by wind, surging into each other—conveying the intensity and inevitability of the clash.