Shloka 7
Adhyāya 140: Rātriyuddhe Droṇa-prāpti-prayatnaḥ
Night engagement and the attempt to reach Droṇa
तयो: शरैर्महाराज सम्पतद्धिः समन्ततः । बभूव तत्र सैन्यानां संक्षो भ: सागरोत्तर:,महाराज! चारों ओर गिरते हुए उन दोनोंके बाणोंसे वहाँकी सेनाओंमें समुद्रसे भी बढ़कर महान् क्षोभ होने लगा
tayoḥ śarair mahārāja sampatadbhiḥ samantataḥ | babhūva tatra sainyānāṃ saṃkṣobhaḥ sāgarottaraḥ ||
మహారాజా! ఆ ఇద్దరి బాణాలు అన్ని వైపులా కురుస్తుండగా, అక్కడి సైన్యాలలో సముద్రమథనాన్ని మించిన మహా కల్లోలం చెలరేగింది.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the disproportionate impact of great warriors’ actions: when power is unleashed without restraint, its effects spread beyond the immediate duel and engulf entire communities (here, the armies). Ethically, it highlights the responsibility that accompanies strength, since the suffering and panic of many can be triggered by the contest of a few.
Sañjaya describes a fierce exchange between two principal fighters whose arrows fall in all directions. The resulting scene is mass confusion and upheaval among the surrounding troops, compared hyperbolically to an ocean-like (indeed ocean-surpassing) turbulence.