Shloka 10
तथैव पाण्डवा राजन् सैन्येन महता वृता: । भीष्म संछादयामासुर्मेघा इव दिवाकरम्
tathaiva pāṇḍavā rājan sainyena mahatā vṛtāḥ | bhīṣmaṃ saṃchādayāmāsur meghā iva divākaram ||
Sañjaya nói: “Tâu Đại vương, cũng như thế, các Pāṇḍava—được vây quanh bởi đại quân hùng hậu—đã trút mưa tên dày đặc che phủ Bhīṣma, như mây che khuất mặt trời.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the overwhelming power of coordinated action in war and uses a natural simile to show that even a towering figure like Bhīṣma can be ‘veiled’ in battle; beneath the imagery lies the ethical strain of fighting a revered elder while still pursuing one’s perceived duty.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Pāṇḍavas, backed by a large army, unleash such a mass of arrows that Bhīṣma is covered from view—like the sun hidden by clouds.