Shloka 4
प्रवृद्धशुद्रद्रमवीरुदोष धी प्रवृद्धनानाविधनिर्सरौकसौ । यथाचलौ वा चलितौ महाबलौ तथा महास्त्रैरितरेतरं हत:
sañjaya uvāca |
pravṛddhaśudradrumavīrudoṣadhī pravṛddhanānāvidhanirjharaukasaū |
yathācalau vā calitau mahābalau tathā mahāstrair itaretaraṃ hataḥ ||
Санджая сказал: Подобно двум могучим горам — с разросшимися вершинами, деревьями, лианами, кустарниками и целебными травами, хранящим истоки многих великих водопадов, — так Карна и Арджуна, несокрушимые в силе, двинулись вперед и стали поражать друг друга своими высшими оружиями.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the impersonal, overwhelming momentum of war: two great warriors, like mountains set into motion, exchange blows with powerful weapons. It implicitly cautions that when conflict escalates, even the noblest strengths can become forces of destruction, emphasizing the gravity of choosing and restraining violence.
Sañjaya describes Karṇa and Arjuna advancing toward each other and striking one another with mighty weapons. Their clash is compared to two huge, richly forested mountains with many waterfalls, suggesting immense power and a violent, earth-shaking encounter.