Mahabharata — Shalya Parva, Shloka 5
अध्याय २२ — अमर्याद-युद्धवर्णन
Unrestrained Battle Description and Śakuni’s Rear Assault
यथा सैन्येन रजसा समुद्धूतेन वाहिनी । प्रत्यदृश्यत संछन्ना तथा बाणैर्महात्मन:
yathā sainyena rajasā samuddhūtena vāhinī | pratyadṛśyata saṃchannā tathā bāṇair mahātmanaḥ ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: Kung paanong natatabingan ang isang hanay ng hukbo kapag ang alikabok ay inaalimpuyo ng mga kawal, gayon din ang hukbong yaon ay nagmistulang natakpan—nababalot ng mga palaso ng dakilang mandirigma.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how violence and mass movement in war can cloud perception—like dust hiding an army—suggesting that in conflict, clarity is easily lost and events become hard to discern amid overwhelming force.
Sañjaya describes the battlefield scene: the army appears concealed, first likened to being hidden by dust raised by troops, and then compared to being covered by a great warrior’s arrows, emphasizing the intensity of the missile-shower.