Shloka 55
तत: क्षणेन क्षितिपा: क्षतजप्रतिमेक्षणा: । कर्ण ववर्षुर्बाणौचैर्यथा मेघा महीधरम्
tataḥ kṣaṇena kṣitipāḥ kṣatajapratimekṣaṇāḥ | karṇaṁ vavarṣur bāṇaughair yathā meghā mahīdharam ||
Sañjaya thưa: Rồi chỉ trong khoảnh khắc, các vua chúa—đôi mắt đỏ như máu vì phẫn nộ—đã trút xuống Karṇa những loạt tên dày đặc, như mây mang mưa dội nước lên núi cao.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how wrath can rapidly intensify conflict: many rulers, driven by anger, unite to unleash disproportionate force. It implicitly cautions that krodha in war eclipses restraint and turns combat into a storm of violence.
Sañjaya describes the Panchala-aligned kings, their eyes reddened with rage, suddenly showering Karṇa with dense volleys of arrows—likened to clouds raining upon a mountain.