Shloka 26
Kṛpa’s Archery Display; Śikhaṇḍin Checked; Suketu Slain; Dhṛṣṭadyumna–Kṛtavarmā Clash (कृपशौर्य–पार्षतहार्दिक्ययुद्धम्)
महामेघं महाघोरें दर्दुरः प्रतिनर्दसि । बाणतोयप्रदं लोके नरपर्जन्यमर्जुनम्
mahāmeghaṃ mahāghoreṃ darduraḥ pratinardasi | bāṇatoyapradaṃ loke naraparjanyam arjunam ||
สัญชัยกล่าวว่า “ดุจดังอึ่งอ่างร้องแข่งต่อหน้าเมฆมหึมาอันน่าสะพรึงฉันใด เจ้าก็ฉันนั้น—กู่คำท้าทายต่ออรชุน ‘เมฆมนุษย์’ ผู้โปรยสายฝนแห่งศรลงสู่โลก”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse criticizes hollow bravado: loud threats without matching strength are as futile as a frog’s croak against a terrifying storm-cloud. Ethical force in battle is linked to real capability and disciplined action, not mere noise.
Sañjaya describes a warrior’s loud challenge directed at Arjuna. He uses a sharp simile—frog versus thundercloud—to emphasize Arjuna’s overwhelming, arrow-raining power and to belittle the challenger’s confidence.