Shloka 20
भीष्मस्य शरवर्षः — Bhīṣma’s Arrow-Storm and Kṛṣṇa’s Impulse to Intervene
वयं प्रतिनदन्तस्तानगच्छाम त्वरान्विता: । सहसैवाभिसंक्रुद्धास्तदा55सीत् तुमुलं महत्
sañjaya uvāca | vayaṃ pratinadantas tān agacchāma tvarānvitāḥ | sahasaivābhisaṃkruddhās tadā āsīt tumulaṃ mahat ||
Sañjaya disse: “Erguendo um brado em resposta, avançamos contra eles com grande pressa. Num instante, inflamados de fúria, irrompeu um choque vasto e tumultuoso.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how quickly conflict intensifies when anger and pride answer provocation with provocation; ethical restraint is difficult in war, and reciprocal aggression turns tension into a ‘tumultuous’ catastrophe.
Sañjaya reports that their side, shouting back in response to the enemy’s cries, hurried forward and attacked; the encounter immediately becomes a great, chaotic battle between the two armies.