Shloka 15
Arjuna’s Himalayan Departure and the Commencement of Severe Tapas
Janamejaya’s Inquiry; Sages Approach Śiva
यथाशनेविंनिर्घोषो वज्रस्येव च पर्वते । तथा तयो: संनिपात: शरयोरभवत् तदा,जैसे पर्वतपर बिजलीकी गड़गड़ाहट और वज्रपातका भयंकर शब्द होता है, उसी प्रकार उन दोनों बाणोंके आघातका शब्द हुआ
yathāśanevinirghoṣo vajrasyeva ca parvate | tathā tayoḥ sannipātaḥ śarayor abhavat tadā ||
Вайшампаяна сказал: «Как на горе гремит гром и раздаётся сокрушительный удар ваджры, так и в тот миг поднялся страшный звук от столкновения стрел двух воинов».
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily heightens the ethical and emotional gravity of combat by likening human conflict to overwhelming natural forces; it underscores how martial encounters, driven by resolve and skill, can become as fearsome and consequential as lightning and the thunderbolt.
A fierce exchange is underway: the arrows of two opposing fighters meet mid-course or strike together, producing a terrifying, mountain-like reverberation—an image used to convey the power and intensity of their confrontation.