Shloka 16
Karṇa-parva Adhyāya 19 — Saṃśaptaka–Trigarta Assault and Aindra-astra Counter
शरवर्षरमहावेगैरमित्रानभिवर्षत: । मदन्यं नानुपश्यामि प्रतिवीरं तवाहवे,“जब तुम अपने शत्रुओंपर बड़े वेगसे बाण-वर्षा करने लगते हो, उस समय मैं अपने सिवा दूसरे किसी वीरको ऐसा नहीं देखता, जो समरांगणमें तुम्हारा सामना कर सके
śaravarṣa-ramahāvegair amitrān abhivarṣataḥ | madanyaṁ nānupaśyāmi prativīraṁ tavāhave ||
สัญชัยกล่าวว่า “เมื่อท่านโปรยพายุศรอันกราดเกรี้ยวด้วยความเร็วมหาศาลใส่ศัตรู ในสมรภูมินั้น ข้าพเจ้าไม่เห็นวีรบุรุษผู้ใด—นอกจากข้าพเจ้าเอง—ที่จะยืนหยัดเป็นคู่ต่อสู้เสมอท่านได้”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the kṣatriya ideal of steadfastness under overwhelming force: true opposition in war requires not only strength but the capacity to endure and respond to relentless assault. It also reflects the ethical tension of martial praise—valor is admired even as it fuels escalation.
Sañjaya, reporting the battle, addresses a warrior (contextually a leading combatant) and describes how, when that warrior rains arrows upon enemies with great speed, hardly anyone can face him; Sañjaya claims that only he could serve as a matching counter-champion in that fight.