Shloka 21
भीष्मस्य मध्याह्नयुद्धवर्णनम् / Mid-day Battle Description: Bhīṣma Engaged by the Pāñcālas
पुत्रास्तु तव कौन्तेयं छादयाज्चक्रिरे शरै: । प्रावषीव महाराज जलदा इव पर्वतम्
putrās tu tava kaunteyaṃ chādayāṃś cakrire śaraiḥ | prāvṛṣi iva mahārāja jaladā iva parvatam ||
三阇耶说道：“大王啊，你的诸子以箭雨遮蔽毗摩——那昆蒂之子——恰如雨季云团以倾泻的水幕笼罩群山。”此喻凸显攻势之猛烈，也显出迦罗婆众合力欲压倒一名强敌的决心。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how force can be multiplied through coordinated action, yet it also implicitly points to the battlefield ethic of testing a hero’s resilience: Bhīma is portrayed as a mountain-like figure, enduring a storm of weapons without being easily shaken.
Sañjaya reports to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra that the Kaurava princes collectively unleash a dense volley of arrows at Bhīma, so thick that he is visually ‘covered,’ compared to a mountain hidden by monsoon clouds and rain.