Shloka 8
Adhyāya 18 — Sequential Duels and Formation Pressure
Ulūka–Yuyutsu; Śakuni–Sutasoma; Kṛpa–Dhṛṣṭadyumna; Kṛtavarmā–Śikhaṇḍin
तेडर्जुनं सर्वतः क्रुद्धा नानाशस्त्रैरवीवृषन् मरुद्धिः प्रेरिता मेघा हिमवन्तमिवोष्णगे,वे संशप्तक योद्धा कुपित हो अर्जुनपर सब ओरसे नाना प्रकारके अस्त्र-शस्त्रोंकी वर्षा करने लगे, मानो वर्षाकालमें पवनप्रेरित मेघ हिमालयपर जलकी वृष्टि कर रहे हों
te 'rjunaṃ sarvataḥ kruddhā nānāśastrair avīvṛṣan | marudbhiḥ preritā meghā himavantam ivoṣṇage ||
三阇耶说道：三誓军（Saṃśaptaka）诸勇士从四面八方怒起，向阿周那倾泻各式兵刃，如盛夏炎热之时，狂风驱使雨云，骤雨倾注于喜马山一般。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how anger and vow-driven hostility can intensify violence, yet it also frames the ethical contrast between uncontrolled fury and steadfast endurance: a warrior’s composure and duty are tested most when assaults become overwhelming and collective.
Sañjaya describes the Saṃśaptaka fighters surrounding Arjuna and launching many kinds of weapons at him from all directions, likening their barrage to wind-driven monsoon clouds pouring rain onto the Himālaya.