Shloka 16
अध्याय २९: कर्णस्य शल्यं प्रति शापस्मरणं च युद्धनिश्चयः | Chapter 29: Karṇa recalls curses to Śalya and declares resolve for battle
रथान् विमानप्रतिमान् मज्जयन् सायुधध्वजान् । स सारथींस्तदा बाणैरभ्राणीवानिलोडवधीत्
rathān vimānapratimān majjayan sāyudhadhvajān | sa sārathīṁs tadā bāṇair abhrāṇīvānilo 'vadadhīt ||
Disse Sañjaya: Naquele momento Arjuna, como o vento que despedaça massas de nuvens, destruiu com suas flechas aquelas carruagens que pareciam carros aéreos—afundando-as e derrubando-as—junto com suas armas, estandartes e cocheiros.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most magnificent instruments of power—splendid chariots with arms and standards—are fragile before decisive skill and time; the epic simile (wind scattering clouds) highlights the transience of martial glory and the sweeping, impersonal momentum of war.
Sañjaya reports that Arjuna, in the thick of battle, shoots down and overwhelms many splendid chariots, destroying them along with their weapons, banners, and charioteers, as wind breaks apart dense cloud formations.