Shloka 6
तत्रास्त्रसंघातसमावृतं तदा बभूव राजंस्तुमुलं सम सर्वतः । तत् कर्णपार्थो शरवृष्टिसंघै- निरिन्तरं चक्रतुरम्बरं तदा
tatrāstrasaṅghātasamāvṛtaṃ tadā babhūva rājan tumulaṃ samaṃ sarvataḥ | tat karṇapārtho śaravṛṣṭisaṅghair nirantaraṃ cakratur ambaram tadā ||
سنجے نے کہا—اے راجن! اس وقت وہاں سارا علاقہ ہتھیاروں کے انبار سے ڈھک گیا اور ہر سمت یکساں طور پر ہولناک دکھائی دینے لگا۔ تب کرن اور ارجن نے تیروں کی بےوقفہ بوچھاڑ کے گھنے جھنڈوں سے آسمان کو مسلسل ٹھسا ٹھس بھر دیا۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the overwhelming, dehumanizing scale of war: when great warriors unleash continuous weaponry, the world itself seems covered and terrifying. Implicitly, it invites reflection on the ethical gravity of conflict—valor and duty operate within a scene that also manifests fear, destruction, and the heavy consequences of rivalry and destiny.
Sañjaya describes to the king how the battlefield becomes enveloped by masses of missiles. Karṇa and Arjuna engage in an intense exchange, releasing uninterrupted showers of arrows that fill the sky on all sides, making the entire area appear uniformly dreadful.