Shloka 15
भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas
अपराह्ने महाराज संग्राम: समपद्यत | पर्जन्यसमनिर्घोषो भीष्मस्य सह पाण्डवै:,महाराज! अपराह्नकालमें पाण्डवोंके साथ भीष्मका भीषण संग्राम आरम्भ हुआ, जिसमें मेघकी गर्जनाके समान गम्भीर घोष हो रहा था
aparāhṇe mahārāja saṅgrāmaḥ samapadyata | parjanya-samanirghoṣo bhīṣmasya saha pāṇḍavaiḥ ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: O Mahārāja, nang sumapit ang huling bahagi ng hapon, tunay na nagtagpo ang labanan. Sa pagitan ni Bhīṣma at ng mga Pāṇḍava ay umalingawngaw ang malalim na dagundong, gaya ng kulog sa ulap-ulan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the grave momentum of war: once conflict is ‘joined,’ it gathers an unstoppable force, symbolized by thunder. Ethically, it hints at the weight of kṣatriya action—duty-bound combat that nonetheless carries profound consequences.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that in the afternoon a fierce engagement begins between Bhīṣma and the Pāṇḍavas, accompanied by a deep, cloud-thunder-like tumult on the battlefield.