Shloka 12
Adhyāya 65: Dawn Assembly, Makara–Śyena Vyūhas, and Commander Engagements
Devanagari script
अथैनं शरवर्षेण च्छादयामास संयुगे | गिरिं जलागमे यद्धज्जलदा जलवृष्टिभि:
Transliteration
sañjaya uvāca | athainaṃ śaravarṣeṇa cchādayāmāsa saṃyuge | giriṃ jalāgame yaddhajjaladā jalavṛṣṭibhiḥ ||
Translation
三阇耶说道：接着，在战阵之中，他以箭雨遮蔽其身——正如雨季来临时，云团以倾盆之水浇灌山岳。
Word by Word
अथthen
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
एनम्him (that one)
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (एतद्)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
शर-वर्षेणwith a shower of arrows
शर-वर्षेण:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootशर-वर्ष
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
च्छादयामासcovered
च्छादयामास:
TypeVerb
Rootछाद्
FormPerfect (Periphrastic), Third, Singular
संयुगेin battle
संयुगे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसंयुग
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
गिरिम्a mountain
गिरिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगिरि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
जल-आगमेat the coming of the rains (rainy season)
जल-आगमे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootजल-आगम
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
यथाjust as
यथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा
हिindeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
जलदाःclouds
जलदाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजलद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
जल-वृष्टिभिःwith showers of water
जल-वृष्टिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootजल-वृष्टि
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaA
arrows (śara)C
clouds (jalada)M
mountain (giri)R
rain/monsoon (jalāgama)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse offers a moral-psychological insight through imagery: in war, violence can become as relentless and impersonal as natural forces. It invites reflection on the ethical weight of battle—how quickly individual agency is submerged under overwhelming martial power.
Sañjaya describes a warrior in combat covering his opponent with a dense barrage of arrows, likening it to rain-clouds pouring down on a mountain at the onset of the monsoon.